The setting is Danzig during World War II. The narrator recalls a boyhood scene in which a black cat pounces on his friend Mahlke's "mouse"-his prominent Adam's apple. This incident sets off a wild series of events that ultimately leads to Mahlke's becoming a national hero. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 10/31/1991
ISBN: 9780156155519
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d