num_pages: 256
description: Local Anaesthetic (German: Örtlich betäubt) is a 1969 novel by the German writer Günter Grass. It tells the story of an idealistic high-school teacher who believes society, like a pupil, is learning from experience and reason.
language: English
title: Local Anesthetic
titlecomplete: Local Anesthetic
genres: Fiction, German Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Nobel Prize, Germany, Contemporary, Modern
ratings_count: 596
publisher: Fawcett