Re: Follow your nose

> > As for the Danzig Trilogy, Chris is right that the "Book three, 
> written in astoundingly 
> > flat prose, follows the Grinder Walter Matem and his scarecrow-
> making
> >  buddy Eduard Amsel" is pretty clear.  But an answer of Dog Years 
> at that point is 
> > justified.
> 
> This criticism is legitimate because "Dog Years" happens to be 
> broken up into 3 books, and is actually indexed as such. This is an 
> oversight on the question writer's part, or perhaps a failure to 
> make clear which "book 3" was being referred to.


As its author, here is the original text (not sure what the edited 
version said):

The third, written in astoundingly flat prose, follows "the Grinder" 
Walter Matern and his scarecrow-making buddy Eduard Amsel.  The 
second casually glosses over some rather bizarre sexual activity 
involving oral sex and pigeon shit, but generally follows the life of 
a great swimmer with a big Adam's apple, Mahlke.  The first – and 
best-known of the trilogy – follows the possible murderer, gang 
leader, and midget, Oscar Matzerath.  Composed of Dog Years, Cat and 
Mouse, and The Tin Drum, FTP, give the collective name for this 
troika of novels by Gunter Grass.
    Answer: The _Danzig_ Trilogy 


Anyway, I thought the Penn crew did an above-average job this year.  
Thanks,

Matt Schneller
Duke Law, '04

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