“D’amore e d’ombre”. Intrecci prospettici in Unkenrufe di Günter Grass

Abstract

Critics have almost unanimously considered Unkenrufe one of Grass's least successful novels. This verdict can be shared, but it does not diminish the value of the work for those who wish to understand this author, dwelling on topical aspects of his production, from the reflection on collective memory to the search for ways to re-elaborate the traumatic events of German history in the last century. Once again Grass compares collective memory and individual memory, once again the political history of Germany is intertwined with the private affairs of individuals, in search of a hoped-for peace that is more than possible, starting from a fellowship between like-minded people, in the name of a shared utopia.