num_pages: 371
description: A female rat demonstrates that her species will inherit a devastated earth but will inevitably imitate the grotesque example set by human destructiveness throughout history
language: English
title: The Rat
titlecomplete: The Rat (English and German Edition)
characters: Oskar Matzerath
genres: Roman, Novels, Literary Fiction, Germany, Classics, German Literature, Nobel Prize, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century
ratings_count: 843
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Schlegel-Tieck Prize
category: Ralph Manheim
publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich