was in the grip of a recession the lives of the middle class were being turned upside down mines gooden brooks charts the rise and fall of the merchant family between decadence and rash consumerism. months novel was published in one thousand one and is considered one of the earliest examples of modern fiction it was awarded the nobel prize for literature in one thousand nine hundred nine is hard to say it s almost man who also wrote many other novels is one of our most important writers his publisher wanted to cut that novel in half luckily month didn t let him go. another example is his famous novel the tin drum told from a child s point of view why not. national socialism and world war two class portrays the german people as a nation of nazi sympathizers who refused to grow up. the film version of this work drives home this point with vivid images and.