Günter Wilhelm Grass-El tambor de hojalata, 1, Antares

The novel is the first book of Grass’s Danziger Trilogie (Danzig Trilogy). It was adapted into a 1979 film, which won both the Palme d’Or, in the same year, and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film the following year.The story revolves around the life of Oskar Matzerath, as narrated by himself when confined in a mental hospital during the years 1952–1954.