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From the author of the internationally bestselling classic THE READER, a tale of obsession, possession and a mystery painting.
For decades the painting was believed to be lost.
But, just as mysteriously as it disappeared, it reappears, an anonymous donation to a gallery in Sydney. The art world is stunned but so are the three men who loved the woman in the painting, the woman on the stairs.
One by one they track her down to an isolated cottage in Australia. Here they must try to untangle the lies and betrayals of their shared past - but time is running out.
The Woman on the Stairs is an intricately-crafted, poignant and beguiling novel about creativity and love, about the effects of time passing and the regrets that haunt us all.
A propos de l'auteur
Bernhard Schlink, geb. 1944 in Bielefeld, aufgewachsen in Heidelberg. Jurastudium dort und in Berlin, danach wissenschaftlicher Assistent. Erste Professur für VerfR und VerwR in Bonn, dann in Frankfurt. 1988 Richter des VerfGH für das Land NRW. Nach der Wende 1989 in Berlin tätig. Heute Professor für öffentliches Recht und Rechtsphilosophie an der Humboldt-Universität in Berlin und Richter am LVerfGH in Münster. Zunächst Fachbuch-, dann Romanveröffentlichungen; Auszeichnungen.
Résumé
A tale of obsession, possession and a mystery painting from the internationally bestselling author of THE READER.
Préface
A tale of obsession, possession and a mystery painting from the internationally bestselling author of THE READER.
Texte suppl.
an ingenious set-up
Commentaire
Fans of Bernhard Schlink will recognise in his latest novel the themes of an unconventional love affair played out in the shadow of recent German history DAILY MAIL 20161125
