In Germany during WWII, this youngster witnesses official state vandalism against the Jews – and decides to stop growing. He speaks only through his drum and his scream. A stunning indictment of Nazi cruelty, from the Nobel laureate,newly translated by Breon Mitchell on the 50th anniversary of its original publication. The movie won the Academy Award for best foreign film of 1979. "Garcia's performance – sometimes melodramatic, sometimes at (or over) the edge ofhysteria – serves it well."—AudioFile