内容简介
For15-year-oldMichaelBerg,achancemeetingwithanolderwomanleadstofarmorethanheeverimagined.ThewomaninquestionisHanna,andbeforelongtheyembarkonapassionate,clandestineloveaffairwhichleavesMichaelbotheuphoricandconfused.ForHannaisnotallsheseems.Yearslater,asalawstudentobservingatrialinGermany,MichaelisshockedtorealizethatthepersoninthedockisHanna.Thewomanhehadlovedisacriminal.Muchaboutherbehaviourduringthetrialdoesnotmakesense.Butthensuddenly,andterribly,itdoes-Hannaisnotonlyobligedtoanswerforahorriblecrime,sheisalsodesperatelyconcealinganevendeepersecret.'Atender,horrifyingnovelthatshowsblazinglywellhowtheHolocaustshouldbedealtwithinfiction.Athriller,alovestoryandadeeplymovingexaminationofaGermanconscience'INDEPENDENTSATURDAYMAGAZINE.THEREADERhasbecomeaninternationalsensationPublishedtocriticalacclaimacrosstheworld,THEREADERhasbeensoldin24countries'Forgenerationstocome,peoplewillbereadingandmarvellingoverBernhardSchlink'sTHEREADER'EVENINGSTANDARD'THEREADERisafinenovel,asfaraboveaHolocaustgenreasCRIMEANDPUNISHMENTisabovetheaveragethriller.Asensitive,daring,deeplymovingbookaboutthetragicresultsoffearandtheredemptivepowerofunderstanding'RuthRendell300,000copiesofthePhoenixPaperbackeditionalreadysoldTHEREADERwasan'OprahChoice'.