Gunter Grass author biography, plus links to books by Gunter Grass.

Gunter Grass

The German edition of Grass's memoir, published in 2006, caused a substantial stir as Grass, who has long positioned himself as the country's moral guide, rather casually revealed that he was a member of the Waffen SS during the last months of WWII - a fact he had kept hidden for more than 60 years. More about this story.

This biography was last updated on 06/25/2007.

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