The Reader (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Vintage International)

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UPC:
9780307473462
Binding:
Mass Market Paperback
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Publication Date:
12/30/2008
Release Date:
12/30/2008
Author:
Bernhard Schlink
Language:
english
Edition:
Media Tie In
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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 loverthen 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.