The Reader
Download or read book entitled The Reader written by Bernhard Schlink and published by Vintage. This book was released on 01 May 2001 with total pages 224. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Click GET THIS BOOK Button and find your favorite books in the library. Create free account to access unlimited books, fast download and ads free!
- Author : Bernhard Schlink
- Release Date : 01 May 2001
- Publisher : Vintage
- Genre : Fiction
- Pages : 224
- ISBN 13 : 9780375726972
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Book excerpt: 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.