Mr. Grass was later forced out, as was the chief financial officer.

Mr. Grass is supposed to have engineered the very destruction of his career so as to promote it.

What kind of writer would Mr. Grass have become in another land?

Mr. Grass did the only thing he could to pre-empt the loss of his reputation.

Naturally, Mr. Grass will no longer be who he was.

Mr. Grass is bothered by the idea of the nation.

Mr. Grass said he had taken legal action against the paper.

Mr. Grass turned his wounds into powerful literary and political expression.

Mr. Grass said his company had not made any decision about sweetening its offer.

"We like to work with an artist long term," Mr. Grass said.