The Reader
Read by
Campbell Scott
Release:
11/11/2008
Release:
11/25/2008
Runtime:
4h 17m
Quantity:
A formally beautiful, disturbing and finally morally devastating novel.
Los Angeles Times
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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Release:
2008-11-11
2008-11-25
Runtime:
Runtime:
4h 17m
4h 17m
Format:
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.45 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780739375969
9780739375952
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