Günter Grass Der Butt (The Flounder) Published by Deutscher Bücherbund in 1977 Original Hard Binding with original Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Pages 638 22cm x 14,5cm Signed and Inscribed by Günter Grass! Grass said, "The Flounder is about women and food, but it is also about women and war, including what women have done against war – unfortunately, mostly silence." Regarding his view on the human sexes and its influence on the novel, Grass said, "Most women who read the book all the way through like it. Those in the women's liberation movement who say there is no difference between men and women don't like it. I like the difference – I hate those who don't like the difference between men and women."