Sep 16, 2012 bernhard schlink, author of the reader and a series of other works that tackle the guilt of his and other generations about the past, says that german children today still have to deal with the. Im august erscheint sein erster roman seit sechs jahren. The reader is based on bernard schlinks novel 1995 and, through the. New york bernhard schlink t r a n s l a t e d f r o m t h e g e r m a n.
Each part takes place in a different time period in the past. He is best known for his novel the reader, which was first published in 1995 and became an international bestseller. Bernhard schlink, bettina greese, sonja pohsin, almut pereneckert. The publication of bernhard schlinks novel the reader. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties postwar german generations have had comprehending the holocaust. Bernhard schlink, geboren 1944 bei bielefeld, ist jurist. Ruth franklin writes that it was aimed specifically at the generation berthold brecht called the nachgeborenen, those who. Bernhard schlink, author of the reader and a series of other works that tackle the guilt of his and other generations about the past, says that german children today still have to deal with the. Ruth franklin writes that it was aimed specifically at the generation bertolt brecht called the nachgeborenen, those. Bernhard schlink born 6 july 1944 is a german lawyer, academic, and novelist. Vintage international vintage books a division of random house, inc.
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