The Reader, Paperback

Descriere

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.

Despre autor

Bernhard Schlink

scriitor german · n. 1944

Bernhard Schlink este un jurist și scriitor german. El este cel mai bine cunoscut pentru romanul său Cititorul, care a fost publicat pentru prima dată în 1995 și a devenit un bestseller internațional. A primit Crucea Federală de Merit în grad de ofițer în 2004 și a câștigat premiul Park Kyong-ni în 2014.