The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlkes mouse-his prominent Adams apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlkes becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)GERMANY_FICTIONWORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION
The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlkes mouse-his prominent Adams apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlkes becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN FICTION (FICTIONAL WORKS BY ONE AUTHOR)GERMANY_FICTIONWORLD WAR, 1939-1945_FICTION