The Call of the Toad

This article is about the novel. For its film adaptation, see The Call of the Toad (film).

The Call of the Toad

First edition (German)
Author	Günter Grass
Original title	Unkenrufe
Language	German
Genre	Novel
Publisher	Steidl
Publication date	1992
Publication place	Germany
Published in English	1992
Media type	Print
ISBN	978-3-88243-222-0

The Call of the Toad, published in Germany in 1992 as Unkenrufe (lit. 'Doomsday Predictions'), is a novel by Danzig-born German author Günter Grass. It describes the love story between the German widower Alexander Reschke and Polish widow Alexandra Piatkowska. It was adapted into a 2005 film directed by Robert Gliński.

References

• Grass, Günter (1992). The Call of the Toad. Translated by Manheim, Ralph. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 978-0-15-125743-0.