num_pages: 384
description: A female rat engages the narrator in a series of dialogues—convincingly demonstrating to him that the rats will inherit a devastated earth. Dreams alternate with reality in this story within a story within a story. Translated by Ralph Manheim. A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
language: English
title: The Rat
titlecomplete: The Rat
characters: Oskar Matzerath
genres: Germany, 20th Century, Nobel Prize, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Roman, German Literature, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 843
awards: awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Schlegel-Tieck Prize
category: Ralph Manheim
publisher: HarperVia