Local Anaesthetic

by Günter Grass and Gunter Grass

Book Overview

Starusch, a 40-year-old teacher of German and history, undergoes protracted dental treatment in an office where TV is used to distract the patients. Under local anesthesia, the patient projects onto the screen his past and present with the fluidity and visual quality of the movies. A satirical portrait of social confusions. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156529408
• ISBN13: 9780156529402
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: Harpervia
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Survives the Test of Time

Thirty years after first reading this book, I still recall the milk teeth carefully kept in a special box. The imagery and characterization stay with you - they echo down the years. I found my old copy last month when cleaning out some old boxes; I set it aside, and read it this week. The book surpassed my memory of the book. Like life, there are unresolved loose ends and this is a good thing.