German Nobel literature prize winner, Gunter Grass, is dead By : AFP Date: 13 Apr 2015 Share : Germany’s Nobel laureate Gunter Grass, possibly the country’s most famous writer, died on Monday at the age of 87, his publisher said. Related News Sane joins Galatasaray from Bayern on free transfer Mbappe sends France past Germany to claim Nations League bronze Germany to continue Israel arms sales amid embargo call Grass, whose works include The Tin Drum and Cat And Mouse, died in a hospital in the northern city of Luebeck, the Steidl publishing house said on Twitter.