the purpose of the reader by bernhard schlink

THE PURPOSE OF THE READER BY BERNHARD SCHLINK TRIAL

But an insistent letter-and five thousand marks-changes his mind. Repelled by the pomposity of the government official, he rejects the case. In Self's Deception, private investigator Gerhard Self receives a request to track down the daughter of Herr Salger, the Assistant Secretary of Bonn, who's been absent from her translation classes at the university.

The second novel in the bestselling Gerhard Self detective series, from the author of The Reader A thriller, a love story and a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' INDEPENDENT 'A tender, horrifying novel that shows blazingly well how the Holocaust should be dealt with in fiction. But then suddenly, and terribly, it does - Hanna is not only obliged to answer for a horrible crime, she is also desperately concealing an even deeper secret.

THE PURPOSE OF THE READER BY BERNHARD SCHLINK TRIAL

Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense. Years later, as a law student observing a trial in Germany, Michael is shocked to realize that the person in the dock is Hanna. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused. An international bestseller.įor 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined.

To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice.Īn exceptionally powerful novel exploring the themes of betrayal, guilt and memory against the background of the Holocaust. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie Preferences, as described in the Cookie Notice. Click ‘Customise Cookies’ to decline these cookies, make more detailed choices, or learn more. Third parties use cookies for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalised ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. This includes using first- and third-party cookies, which store or access standard device information such as a unique identifier. If you agree, we’ll also use cookies to complement your shopping experience across the Amazon stores as described in our Cookie Notice. We also use these cookies to understand how customers use our services (for example, by measuring site visits) so we can make improvements. We use cookies and similar tools that are necessary to enable you to make purchases, to enhance your shopping experiences and to provide our services, as detailed in our Cookie Notice.

The purpose of the reader by bernhard schlink