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The Reader - (Vintage International) by Bernhard Schlink (Paperback)

The Reader - (Vintage International) by  Bernhard Schlink (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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. <p/>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A formally beautiful, disturbing and finally morally devastating novel." <br>--<i>Los Angeles Times</i> <p/>"Moving, suggestive and ultimately hopeful. . . . [<b>The Reader</b>] leaps national boundaries and speaks straight to the heart." <br>--<i>The New York Times Book Review</i> <p/>"Arresting, philosophically elegant, morally complex. . . . Mr. Schlink tells his story with marvelous directness and simplicity." <br>--<i>The New York Times</i> <p/>"Haunting. . . . What Schlink does best, what makes this novel most memorable, are the small moments of highly charged eroticism." --Francine Prose, <i>Elle</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Bernhard Schlink was born in Germany in 1944. A professor of law at the University of Berlin and a practicing judge, he is also the author of several prize-winning crime novels. He lives in Bonn and Berlin.

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