{"product_id":"the-tin-drum","title":"The Tin Drum","description":"The greatest German novel since the end of World War II  The Tin Drum is the autobiography of Oskar Matzerath  thirty years old  detained in a mental hospital  convicted of a murder he did not commit. On the day of his third birthday  Oskar had \"declared  resolved  and determined to stop right there  remain as I was  stay the same size  cling to the same attire\" (striped pullover and patent-leather shoes). That same day Oskar receives his first tin drum  and from then on it is the means of his expression  allowing him to draw forth memories from the past as well as judgments about the horrors  injustices  and eccentricities he observes through the long nightmare of the Nazi era. As that era ebbs bloodily away  as drum succeeds drum  Oskar participates in the German postwar economic miracle -- working variously in the black market  as an artists model  in a troupe of traveling musicians. With the onset of affluence and fame  Oskar decides to grow a few inches  only to develop a humpback. But despite his newfound status (and stature)  Oskar remains haunted by the deaths of his parents  afflicted by his responsibility for past sins -- and so assumes guilt for a murder he did not commit as an act of atonement and an opportunity to find consolation.The rhythms of Oskars drums are intricate and insistent  and they lead us  often by way of shocking fantasies  through the dark forest of German history. Through Oskars piercing  outspoken voice and deformed little figure  through the imaginative distortion and exaggeration of historical experience  a pathetically hilarious yet startlingly true portrayal of the human situation comes into view.","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888875139125,"sku":"ByrdShop_0375420576","price":43.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0375420576.jpg?v=1767090851","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-tin-drum","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}