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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_ReaderThe Reader - Wikipedia

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   The Reader (German: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997. The story is a parable , dealing with the difficulties post-war German generations have had comprehending the Holocaust ; Ruth Franklin writes that it was aimed specifically at the ...

2. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-readerThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink Plot Summary | LitCharts

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   The narrator, Michael Berg, tells the story of his teenage affair with a former Nazi prison guard and its aftermath. In Part 1, a 15-year-old Michael is on his way home when he becomes violently ill by the side of a building.

3. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-readerThe Reader Study Guide | Literature Guide | LitCharts

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   International Success. Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader was the first German book to become a number one New York Times bestseller. The best study guide to The Reader on the planet, from the creators of SparkNotes. Get the summaries, analysis, and quotes you need.

4. www.goodreads.com › book › showThe Reader by Bernhard Schlink | Goodreads

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   Jan 1, 2001 · 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.

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6. www.supersummary.com › the-reader › summaryThe Reader Summary | SuperSummary

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   Content Warning: This guide summarizes and discusses suicide, statutory rape, the Holocaust, and Nazi brutality, which feature in the source text. Plot Summary. In Part 1, Michael Berg, a 15-year-old boy in West Germany, is sick with hepatitis.

7. www.litcharts.com › lit › the-readerThe Reader Character Analysis | LitCharts

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   Need help on characters in Bernhard Schlink's The Reader? Check out our detailed character descriptions. From the creators of SparkNotes.

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   When was the reader published?

   • The Reader ( German: Der Vorleser) is a novel by German law professor and judge Bernhard Schlink, published in Germany in 1995 and in the United States in 1997.

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   Is the reader based on a true story?

   • The Reader abounds with references to representations of the Holocaust, both external and internal to Michael's narrative, some real and some invented by Schlink. Of the latter, the most important is the book by the death-march survivor that constitutes the basis of the case against Hanna.

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   What is the setting of the reader?

   • Taken in March 2018. The Reader takes readers back into history through the lens of young man who falls in love with the mystery of an older woman. The setting of this love story takes places in postwar Germany, specifically the 1960s, right when children started asking, "Daddy, what'd you do in the war?".

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   Is the reader a good book?

   • The Reader was awarded numerous literary prizes and became a global bestseller. In 2008, it was adapted into an award-winning and critically acclaimed film. Since the success of The Reader, Schlink has published a number of literary works, as well as legal texts.

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9. www.thoughtco.com › the-reader-by-bernhard-schlinkBook Review of "The Reader" by Bernhard Schlink - ThoughtCo

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   Oct 23, 2019 · "The Reader" is the story of 15-year-old Michael Berg who has an affair with Hanna, a woman more than twice his age. This part of the story is set in West Germany in 1958. One day she disappears, and he expects to never see her again.