Author Günter Grass Dies Age 87

The German Nobel laureate rose to prominence with the 1959 book the The Tin Drum.

Günter Grass — the Nobel laureate considered by many to be Germany's greatest author — has died at the age of 87, his publisher has said.

Guenter Grass gives a television interview shortly after speaking in support of the German Social Democrats (SPD) after speaking on September 8, 2009 in Berlin.

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Translation:

At the age of 87, Nobel Prize for Literature winner died in a Lübeck hospital this morning.