The narrator was fine, nothing special, but not a hindrance either. The relationship between the two characters is a depiction of the connection between the. The masterpiece is set in the 1950s, shortly after the Second World War. I am not sure if I would recommend this book to everyone. Authored by Bernhard Schlink, The Reader is a captivating novel that captures an affair between Michael, a 15-year-old, and Hanna who was more than twenty years old. A very dramatic book, which more than once, sent chills through me. Hannah herself could not admit and own up to what she had done. When Michael next sees Hanna, he is a young law student and she is on t. The story which has many autobiographical elements deals with the problems the second generation had with understanding the Holocaust and also in handling. A parable of German guilt and atonement and a love story of stunning power, The Reader is also a work of literature that is unforgettable in its psychological.
#The purpose of the reader by bernhard schlink full
This dysfunctional "kid" (as he is referred to in the book), who even as an adult could not come to terms with his relationship with Hannah, was full of unresolved feelings and emotion too. How strong must the fear of being exposed as illiterate be for one to admit to having committed mass murder Bernhard Schlink explores the question in his. 'The Reader', by Bernhard Schlink is set in postwar Germany and tells the story of fifteen-year-old Michael Berg and his affair with a woman named Hanna, who was twice his age. A special limited edition of nine classic novels produced to coincide with Weidenfeld & Nicolsons 60th anniversary. I never took the time to understand what the second generation German people went through, a completely different perspective. Being a second generation holocaust survivor from both of my parents, I was raised with the holocaust in my veins, always learning and feeling the emotion of what my parents, their families and friends went through, one horror story after the other. I couldn't decide if I liked it or not, however, it continues to pop into my thoughts and haunt me, and that is a sure sign that the book affected me. When I was finished this book I felt empty. The main focus of Bernhard Schlinks novel is that of guilt with a focus on the guilt of the post war generation in Germany in face of the atrocities committed.
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