Günter Grass books in order
German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor
- Lived
- 1927–2015
- Country
- Free City of Danzig
- Books
- 22
- Series
- 1
Günter Grass published 14 novels, 3 novellas, 1 short story collection, 2 non-fiction books and 2 poetry collections, beginning with The Tin Drum (1959). The series is Danzig Trilogy (3 books, starting with The Tin Drum).
Updated September 2026
Danzig Trilogy books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Tin Drum (1959) · 2 Cat and Mouse (1961) · 3 Dog Years (1963)
- 1.
The Tin Drum (1959)
- 2.
Cat and Mouse (1961)
- 3.
Dog Years (1963)
Where to start with Günter Grass
Start here
The Tin Drum
Günter Grass's most-read book and the first of the 3 Danzig Trilogy books.
Standalone novels in order
Local Anaesthetic (1969)
From the Diary of a Snail (1972)
The Flounder (1977)
The Meeting at Telgte (1979)
The Rat (1985)
The Call of the Toad (1992)
Too Far Afield (1995)
My Century (1999)
The Gunter Grass Reader (2004)
Peeling the Onion (2006)
The Box (2008)
Novellas in order
The Plebeians Rehearse the Uprising (1966)
Headbirths, Or, the Germans Are Dying Out (1980)
Crabwalk (2002)
Short story collections in order
Of All That Ends (2016)
Non-fiction in order
Show Your Tongue (1988)
Two States--one Nation? (1990)
Poetry in order
Selected Poems (1966)
Novemberland (1993)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Tin Drum (1979)Film · from The Tin Drum
- Katz und Maus (1967)Film · from Cat and Mouse
- Call of the Toad (2005)Film · from The Call of the Toad
About Günter Grass
Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Günter Grass FAQ
- How many books has Günter Grass written?
- Günter Grass published 14 novels, 3 novellas, 1 short story collection, 2 non-fiction books and 2 poetry collections that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Günter Grass's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start Danzig Trilogy with The Tin Drum. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Günter Grass's last book?
- Of All That Ends (2016).
- What is Günter Grass's most famous book?
- The Tin Drum (1959) is Günter Grass's most widely read book.
- Are Günter Grass's books connected?
- 3 books belong to 1 series (Danzig Trilogy); the other 19 books stand alone.
- Which Günter Grass books have been adapted?
- 3 books have been adapted for film or TV, including The Tin Drum (film, 1979), Cat and Mouse (as Katz und Maus, film, 1967) and The Call of the Toad (as Call of the Toad, film, 2005).
Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.