Book: 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 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.
Details of Book: The Reader Book: The Reader
Author: Bernhard Schlink, Carol Brown Janeway
ISBN: 0375707972
ISBN-13: 9780375707971
, 978-0375707971
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 1999/02/01
Publisher: Vintage Books Usa
Number of Pages: 224
Language: English