The Tin Drum

1959 picaresque novel by Günter Grass
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The Tin Drum
Günter Grass · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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The Tin Drum

Summary

The Tin Drum is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,853 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Tin Drum authored Günter Grass[3].
  • The Tin Drum's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is picaresque novel[5].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is magic realist fiction[6].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is developmental novel[7].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is period novel[8].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is autofiction[9].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is Künstlerroman[10].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is metafiction[11].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is social fiction[12].
  • The Tin Drum's genre is historical fiction[13].
  • The Tin Drum was followed by Cat and Mouse[14].
  • The Tin Drum's part of the series is recorded as Danzig Trilogy[15].
  • The Tin Drum's depicts is recorded as human sexuality[16].
  • The Tin Drum's Commons category is recorded as Die Blechtrommel[17].
  • The Tin Drum's language of work or name is recorded as German[18].
  • The Tin Drum's country of origin is recorded as Germany[19].
  • The Tin Drum was published on 1959[20].
  • The Tin Drum's characters is recorded as Agnes Matzerath[21].
  • The Tin Drum's characters is recorded as Alexander Scheffler[22].
  • The Tin Drum's characters is recorded as Alfred Matzerath[23].
  • The Tin Drum's characters is recorded as Anna Koljaiczek[24].
  • The Tin Drum's characters is recorded as Axel Mischke[25].
  • The Tin Drum's characters is recorded as Bebra[26].
  • The Tin Drum's characters is recorded as Bruno Münsterberg[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Tin Drum authored Günter Grass[3].

Publication

The Tin Drum was released on 1959[20]. Its language of work or name is recorded as German[18]. Genres include picaresque novel[5], magic realist fiction[6], developmental novel[7], period novel[8], autofiction[9], and Künstlerroman[10]. Its part of the series is recorded as Danzig Trilogy[15].

Subject and Themes

The Tin Drum's part of the series is recorded as Danzig Trilogy[15].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Tin Drum was followed by Cat and Mouse[14].

Why It Matters

The Tin Drum ranks in the top 3% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,853 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel (2000 Oldenburg ed.). wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel (2000 Oldenburg ed.). wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel (2000 Oldenburg ed.). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel (2000 Oldenburg ed.). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Günter Grass - Die Blechtrommel. Kommentar und Materialien (2010 Steidl ed.). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Günter Grass: Die Blechtrommel (2000 Oldenburg ed.). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Clemens Dulcis · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → 1959 picaresque novel by Günter Grass
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|3 */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q313764]]"
  2. 20w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Aliases → —
    Main subject → guilt, petite bourgeoisie, responsibility +7
    Depicts → human sexuality
    + 35 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:دی ٹن ڈرم]]"
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