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Bernhard Schlink

The Reader

English · Paperback / Softback

Description

Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany. When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover--then she inexplicably disappears. When Michael next sees her, he is a young law student, and she is on trial for a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers more shameful than murder.

Product details

Authors	Bernhard Schlink
Assisted by	Carol Brown Janeway (Translation), Carol Janeway (Translation)
Publisher	Vintage USA

Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	24.08.1999

EAN	9780375708855
ISBN	978-0-375-70885-5
No. of pages	224
Dimensions	107 mm x 175 mm x 15 mm
Series	VINTAGE BOOKS Vintage International Vintage International
Subject	Fiction > Narrative literature

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