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The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink
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A teenage boy named Michael is befriended by Hanna, a mysterious older married woman. Years later as a law student, he attends a criminal trial in which Hanna stands accused. What emerges is not only Hanna's terrible crime, but an even more dire secret that involves Michael himself. A New York Times Notable Book for 1997.
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9780375408267,
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Random House Inc,
1999
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9780375707971,
Paperback,
Random House Inc,
1999
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9780708940648,
Hardcover,
Ulverscroft Large Print Books,
1999
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9780679442790,
Hardcover,
Random House Inc,
1997
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9780783886466,
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Thorndike Pr,
1999
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9780679781301,
Paperback,
Random House Inc,
1998
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9780613174671,
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1999
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9780307454898,
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Vintage Books,
2008
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9780739375952,
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Random House,
2008
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9780307473462,
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Vintage Books,
2008
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"The best novel I read this year....An unforgettable short tale about love, horror and mercy in Germany before and after 1945. Word of mouth about this novel ran all over Europe before the publicity machine caught up."
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