A statue of the hero of local writer Gunter Grass' Nobel winning work The Tin Drum, an incredible work telling the story of a dwarf born in Langfuhr (Wrzeszcz) in the inter-war years who has a voice that can break glass and takes a view of the world from the beating of his small tin drum. With his Kashubian mother, German 'official' father and Polish 'supposed' father, it has been suggested that the dwarf, Oskar, represents Danzig/Gdansk itself and many of the details appear to have been taken directly from Grass' own life in the city.
The statue depicts Oskar who grew up in the surrounding streets sitting on a bench playing his tiny drum. The drumsticks have a habit of disappearing though thanks to local vandals.
The statue depicts Oskar who grew up in the surrounding streets sitting on a bench playing his tiny drum. The drumsticks have a habit of disappearing though thanks to local vandals.