by Bernhard Schlink · Vintage Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780307454898
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The Reader, by Bernhard Schlink, is a moving and provocative novel that explores themes of love, secrecy, and guilt in postwar Germany. The story follows Michael Berg, a teenager who has an affair with Hanna Schmitz, a woman older than him. Years later, Michael, now a law student, meets Hanna again as a defendant in a war crimes trial. As the trial progresses, Michael discovers a devastating secret about Hanna that forces him to confront his own prejudices and the complexity of human morality. A literary masterpiece that invites reflection and debate.
Bernhard Schlink is a German lawyer, academic, and novelist. He is best known for his novel The Reader, which was first published in 1995 and became an international bestseller. He won the 2014 Park Kyong-ni Prize.
