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"Two elderly German men, Theo Wuttke and Ludwig Hoftaller, both in their seventies, and
who now work for a company set up to privatize the former East Germany, find themselves
examining their country's past and present in Gunter Grass' “Too Far Afield.” This is a
poignant accounting of their feelings as the Berlin Wall has fallen around them, and it is
their jobs to make some sense outof the whole thing. Bizarre, surreal, comic, tragic--this
book is a mesmerizing account of a very real happening. Grass has often been criticized for
his criticism
of Germany (he opposed the Nazis and suffered for that, too!). It is not as if he doesn't love
The Fatherland, but his works, especially this one, doesn't shun the irresponsibilities of its
citizens. Slow-moving perhaps, this book is worthwhile in its literary undertaking. It's a
great work.
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Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- general liberal/left wing activism
- fighting government corruption
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- European
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Germany
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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