Grass tried in his literature to come to grips with Holocaust and the Nazi era . His characters were the downtrodden , and his style slipped into the surreal . He stoked controversy with his admission to being a member of the Waffen SS .
Grass tried in his literature to come to grips with World War II and the Nazi era . His characters were the downtrodden , and his style slipped into the surreal . He stoked controversy with his admission to being a member of the Waffen SS .