The Reader

An exceptionally powerful novel exploring the themes of betrayal, guilt and memory against the background of the Holocaust. An international bestseller.

For 15-year-old Michael Berg, a chance meeting with an older woman leads to far more than he ever imagined. The woman in question is Hanna, and before long they embark on a passionate, clandestine love affair which leaves Michael both euphoric and confused. For Hanna is not all she seems.

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 he had loved is a criminal. Much about her behaviour during the trial does not make sense. 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.

'A tender, horrifying novel that shows blazingly well how the Holocaust should be dealt with in fiction. A thriller, a love story and a deeply moving examination of a German conscience' INDEPENDENT

Title - The Reader

Edition -

Author - Bernhard Schlink

ISBN 13 - 9780753804704

Imprint - Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Publisher - Orion Publishing Co

Date Published - 02/10/2003

Prize -

No. of pages -

Binding Type - Paperback

Dimensions - 201 x 133 x 19mm

Weight - 212 g

Languages - English