by Bernhard Schlink · Vintage Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780307473462
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«The Reader» is the novel by Bernhard Schlink, published by Vintage Books in paperback (224 pages, in English).
Michael, aged fifteen, meets Hanna, an older woman. Their relationship is interrupted when Hanna disappears. Years later, as a law student, he finds her accused in a trial for a World War II crime. She refuses to defend herself, and Michael suspects she is hiding a secret more shameful than murder.
«Movie Tie-in» edition from Vintage International, published in December 2008. Translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway; original title «Der Vorleser».
A read for those interested in contemporary German literature, the memory of World War II, and stories of guilt and secrets.
Bernhard Schlink is a German lawyer, academic, and novelist. He is best known for his novel The Reader, which was first published in 1995 and became an international bestseller. He won the 2014 Park Kyong-ni Prize.
