The Reader

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.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 03/07/1999
ISBN: 9780375707971
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.10w x 0.60d
Award: Boston Book Review - Winner
Award: International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Newsweek 12/08/2008 pg. 58

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 28486 / Reader
Reading Level: 6.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 7