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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 generation Bertolt Brecht called the Nachgeborenen, those ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway (Translator) 3.78. 211,566 ratings12,965 reviews. 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 ...
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Jan 1, 1997 · Oprah Book Club® Selection, February 1999: Originally published in Switzerland, and gracefully translated into English by Carol Brown Janeway, The Reader is a brief tale about sex, love, reading, and shame in postwar Germany. Michael Berg is 15 when he begins a long, obsessive affair with Hanna, an enigmatic older woman.
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About The Reader. 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 ...
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May 1, 2001 · The Reader. Bernhard Schlink. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, May 1, 2001 - Fiction - 224 pages. INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • 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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May 1, 2001 · In the book The Reader, Bernhard Schlink narrates the story of Michael, a fifteen year old boy who has a love affair with Hanna, a woman over twice his age. Schlink's novel follows Michael through adulthood as his life intermittently intertwines with that of Hanna.
Jan 1, 1997 · The Reader is a story about the Holocaust, a story of love, betrayal, retribution, repentance, set in Germany during the Nazi regime and the years after, told sensitively from a German perspective, quite different from most of the books of a similar genre.
