The protagonist's mother dies of eating too much f
The protagonist's mother dies of eating too much fish, while one of the men whom he takes to be his father suffocates on his party badge. The protagonist himself is put in a mental institution and becomes a painter after being convicted of a murder he didn't commit. He has a voice which can break glass, and is very fond of the Pied Piper-like power wielded via the titular instrument. For 10 points, name this 1959 novel about the dwarf Oskar Matzerath, a work of Günter Grass.
The protagonist's mother dies of eating too much fish, while one of the men whom he takes to be his father suffocates on his party badge.
The {Tin Drum} [or Die {Blechtrommel}]