For 10 points, name this German author of the Danzig trilogy, which includes Cat and Mouse and The Tin Drum.
In one work by this man, a group of boys often swim around a minesweeping ship, in which Mahlke finds a sanctuary from ridicule about his large Adam's apple. In another work by this author, a raid on a post office results in the execution of Jan Bronski. In that work by this man, the main character's father dies by swallowing a political (*) badge. A main character created by this author receives a certain musical object at age three, when he decides to stop growing. For 10 points, name this German author of the Danzig trilogy, which includes Cat and Mouse and The Tin Drum.
In one work by this man, a group of boys often swim around a minesweeping ship, in which Mahlke finds a sanctuary from ridicule about his large Adam's apple.
Günter {Grass}