# From Germany to Germany

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- Book: [From Germany to Germany](https://www.bookquiver.com/gunter-grass/from-germany-to-germany) ([From Germany to Germany.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/gunter-grass/from-germany-to-germany.md))
- Authors: [Günter Grass](https://www.bookquiver.com/gunter-grass)
- Publisher: Harvill Secker
- ISBN: 978-18-4655-473-5
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2012-11-08
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

In 1990, Günter Grass - a reluctant diarist - felt compelled to make a record of the interesting times through which he was living. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the collapse of Communism, Germany and Europe were enduring a period of immense upheaval. Grass resolved to immerse himself in these political debates: he travelled widely throughout both Germanys, the former East and the former West, conducting a lively exchange with political enemies, friends and his own children about all the questions posed by reunification. His account gives the reader an unparalleled insight into a key moment in the life of modern Europe, seen through the eyes of one of its most acclaimed writers. It also provides a startling insight into the creative process as the reader witnesses ideas for novels occurring and then taking shape. From Germany to Germany is both a personal journal by a great creative artist and a penetrating commentary on recent European history by someone who was simultaneously an acute observer and a highly engaged participant.