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The Meeting at Telgte

by Günter Grass

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I wanted to like this book, but couldn't even finish it. Perhaps if I knew who these characters were supposed to be based off of it would be different, or if I knew the German language and history of the German language. (

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A group of leading intellectuals from all parts of Germany gather in 1647 for the purpose of strengthening the last remaining bond within a divided nation-its language and literature-as the Thirty Years' War comes to an end. Afterword by Leonard Forster. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

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