Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-170) and index
Representing euthanasia, reclaiming popular culture -- Heteroglossia from Grimmelshausen to the Grimm brothers -- The dwarf and Nazi body politics -- Oskar’s dysfunctional family and gender politics -- Oskar as fool, harlequin, and trickster, and the politics of sanity -- Gypsies, the picaresque novel, and the politics of social integration -- Epilogue: beyond Die Blechtrommel: Germans as victims in Im Krebsgang.