
April 6, 1950 · 76 years old

In 1924, Oskar Matzerath is born in the Free City of Danzig. At age three, he falls down a flight of stairs and stops growing. In 1939, World War II breaks out.

The family of a German linguist lives with an indigenous tribe in Papua New Guinea.

Katrin, a police doctor, and Max a criminal inspector seem to lead a happy marriage and both work for the Munich Criminal Police. Of course, in the course of the marriage, a certain amount of routine creeps in, both privately and ...