| The Reader Contributor(s): Schlink, Bernhard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375707972 ISBN-13: 9780375707971 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 97001511 |
| Series: Oprah's Book Club |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 28486 Reading Level: 6.7 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 7.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |