Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was widely regarded as Germany’s most famous recently living writer.
- Born: Oct 16, 1927 · Wrzeszcz, Poland
- Died: Apr 13, 2015
- Spouse: Ute Grunert (Since 1979) · Anna Margareta Schwartz (1954 – 1978)
- Awards: Nobel Prize in Literature (1999) · Prince of Asturias Award for Literature (1999)
- Parents: Helene Knoff · Wilhelm Grass
