The Reader

Bernhard Schlink

Nov 2008 · Penguin Random House Audio · Narrated by Campbell Scott

5.0

8 reviews

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4 hr 16 min

Unabridged

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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 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.

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5.0

8 reviews

A Google user

January 27, 2018

Its very nice novel ...👍

Joosua Partanen

August 14, 2018

Good narrator, fascinating story

About the author

Bernhard Schlink was born in Germany. He is the author of the internationally nest-selling novel The Reader, which was an Oprah's Book Club selection. He lives in Berlin and New York.

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