gunter grass

German writer GÃ¼nter Grass, seen here in 2006, died at a clinic in LÃ¼beck, Germany. He was 87.

Günter Grass, Nobel-Winning Author Of 'The Tin Drum,' Dies At 87

4:02pm April 13, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Grass was one of Germany's leading intellectuals after World War II, but admitted in 2006 that he had served in the Waffen SS. News of his death was announced by his publisher.