The Weekend
$34.19
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
13 December 2011
Summary
Old friends and lovers reunite for a weekend in a secluded country home after spending decades apart. They plumb their memories of each other and pass quiet judgements on the life decisions each has made since their youth. This isn’t, however, just any old reunion and their conversations of the old days aren’t typical reminiscences.
After 24 years, Joerg - a convicted murderer and terrorist, is released from prison on a pardon. A former member of the Red Army Faction (or Baader-Meinho…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753828489 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0753828480 |
| Author: | Prof Bernhard Schlink, Bernhard Schlink |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 13 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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an enthralling exposition of personal and national histories and the relationships between the two
an enthralling exposition of personal and national histories and the relationships between the two * METRO *A masterly examination of the nature of evil. * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *A haunting, riveting tale of people trapped by their past. * Good Book Guide (March) *
About The Author
Prof Bernhard Schlink
Bernhard Schlink was born in Germany in 1944. A professor of law at Humboldt University, Berlin and Cardozo Law School, New York, he is the author of the major international bestselling novel and movie THE READER, short story collection FLIGHTS OF LOVE and several prize-winning crime novels. He lives in Berlin and New York.
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