Another day, another old geezer Nobel laureate calls it quits -- at least as far as the long-form (novels) go ?
Yes, this week it's octogenarian Günter Grass who gives the Passauer Neue Presse the scoop (who hide it behind a paywall ...); Der Spiegel has the German summary, while ... PM News offer an English one (Novelist Gunter Grass hangs up pen) -- and, yes, he says that at age 86 his health no longer permits the long-term planning necessary for a longer work (though he is still drawing and scribbling shorter stuff).
Yes, this week it's octogenarian Günter Grass who gives the Passauer Neue Presse the scoop (who hide it behind a paywall ...); Der Spiegel has the German summary, while ... PM News offer an English one (Novelist Gunter Grass hangs up pen) -- and, yes, he says that at age 86 his health no longer permits the long-term planning necessary for a longer work (though he is still drawing and scribbling shorter stuff).