Back to peopleGünter GrassKnown forWritingBornOctober 16, 1927DiedApril 13, 2015Place of birthFree City of Danzig, GermanyBiographyLife and careerGünter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.Filmography1 filmsAll1Crew1The Tin Drum1979Author