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Dwarfism has been showcased across many types of media. As popular media has become more prevalent, a greater number of works depicting dwarfism have popularized the condition. ==Literature== Several works of literature treat dwarfism as a major theme, with varying degrees of realism: * ''The Tin Drum'' (''Die Blechtrommel'') by Günter Grass. The protagonist, Oskar Matzerath, refuses to grow up and as such goes through many large events in history with the stature of a small child. * ''Stones from the River'' by Ursula Hegi. Trudi Montag is a dwarf who tries to survive in a small German town during World War II. * ''The Dwarf'' by Pär Lagerkvist. The entire novel is based around a dwarf protagonist and his life in an Italian city-state. * ''A Prayer for Owen Meany'' by John Irving. Owen Meany, the friend of the narrator and major focus of the story, is a dwarf with a fixed voicebox. * "Hop-Frog, or The Eight Chained Ourang-Outangs" by Edgar Allan Poe. The titular character Hop-Frog and his friend Tripetta are dwarfs. * ''A Song of Ice and Fire series'' by George R.R. Martin. A main character, Tyrion Lannister, is a dry, quick-witted dwarf who struggles with acceptance by "normal" people who mock him and call him "the Imp". * ''Maybe the Moon'', by Armistead Maupin, has as its protagonist Cadence Roth, a Jewish dwarf actress. The character is based on Maupin's friend Tamara De Treaux, who played the title role in the movie ''E.T.'' * ''Even Dwarfs Started Small'' (''Auch Zwerge haben klein angefangen'') by Werner Herzog. The film's entire cast is made up of dwarfs. The film is about a group of dwarfs confined in an institution on a remote island rebel against the guards and director. * ''Geek Love'' by Katherine Dunn. The narrator of the novel, Olympia Binewski, is an albino hunchback dwarf whose family owns a traveling carnival. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Dwarfism media depictions」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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