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Who published the first edition of The Flounder?
The first edition of The Flounder by Günter Grass was published in Darmstadt by Luchterhand in 1977.
How many editions of The Flounder are there?
We track 1 edition of The Flounder, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.