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
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- Year Published:
- 2003
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780753804704
- Number of Pages:
- 240
- Publication Date:
- 02/10/2003
- Publisher:
- Orion Publishing Co
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Authors:
- Schlink, Prof Bernhard
- Publication Date:
- 02/10/2003
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780753804704