The Reader

Fiction & Literature, Classics, Historical, Literary
Cover of the book The Reader by Bernhard Schlink, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Author: Bernhard Schlink ISBN: 9780375726972
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Publication: May 1, 2001
Imprint: Vintage Language: English
Author: Bernhard Schlink
ISBN: 9780375726972
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication: May 1, 2001
Imprint: Vintage
Language: English

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.

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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.

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