Günter Grass

Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1927-10-16

Deathday

2015-04-13 (87 years old)

Birth Name

Günter Wilhelm Grass

Birth Place

Gdańsk, Poland

Religion

Catholic Church

Relationships

Anna Schwarz (1954-01-01 - 1978-01-01)

Spouse

Ute Grass

Children

Helene Grass

Siblings

Waltraud Grass

Citizenships

Germany, Free City of Danzig

Residences

Friedenau · Wewelsfleth · Behlendorf · Düsseldorf, Germany, Gdańsk, Poland, Paris, France

Awards

Nobel Prize in Literature, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Medaille, Grinzane Cavour Prize, Hermann Kesten Prize, Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize, Thomas Mann Prize, Georg Büchner Prize, Princess of Asturias Literary Prize, honorary doctorate, Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin, Hans Fallada Prize, Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts, Deutscher Kritikerpreis, Ernst-Toller-Preis, Fontane-Preis, Pipe Smoker of the Year, honorary doctor of Harvard University, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk, Eckart Witzigmann Prize, Theodor Heuss Award, honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, honorary citizen of Gdańsk, Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg), H.C. Andersen Award, honorary doctor of the University of Lübeck