Günter Grass, Nobel Prize winner in Literature in 1999, was born in October 1927 in the Danzig district of Langfuhr as the child of a colonial goods merchant. According to his own statements, his childhood ends with the onset of World War II in September 1939, and this is precisely where the present book concludes. How did the political events, including the fact that the writer grew up in an environment that was very uncritical of the emerging National Socialism, shape his childhood? And how intensely did this childhood influence his literary work? In clear and easily understandable language, along with impressive visual design, the childhood of young Günter Grass in the city of Danzig is recounted, providing readers with a vivid insight into his literary cosmos. The text and image material are based on careful research in the archives of the city of Danzig.