The reader Bernhard Schlink ; translated from the German by Carol Brown Janeway.

By:

Schlink, Bernhard

Contributor(s):

Janeway, Carol Brown

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: New York Vintage International c1997Edition: 1st American edDescription: 218 p. 20 cmISBN:

9780307454898
0375707972

Uniform titles:

Vorleser English

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

DDC classification:

833/.914 21

LOC classification:

PT2680.L54 V6713 1997

Summary: 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	GESM Library Main Library	English Fiction Adolescent-Adult	EFA/ HF/ SCH R286	Available		E0000911

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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