Homecoming book by bernhard schlink

Bernhard schlinks the reader 1995, an oprah book club pick, explored a love affair and wartime guilt. Homecoming by bernhard schlink book club discussion. The story is a parable, dealing with the difficulties postwar german generations have had comprehending the holocaust. Ruth franklin writes that it was aimed specifically at the generation bertolt brecht. As a child raised by his mother in postwar germany, peter debauer becomes fascinated by a story he discovers in the proof pages of a novel edited by. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the.

A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Growing up with his mother in germany, peter debauer knows little about his father, an apparent victim of. I discovered homecoming by bernhard schlink a few years back during one of my random browsing sessions at the bookstore. Homecoming isbn 9780375420917 pdf epub bernhard schlink. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading homecoming. It reveals the humanity that survives the trauma of war and the ongoing possibility for redemption. After the readers 1995 worldwide success, expectations for this followup novel have been predictably high. Schlink, who is a law professor and judge in his native germany, has brought his professional interest in justice and responsibility. In homecoming, bernhard schlink translates this complex theme into an engaging, multilayered tale, focusing on another sensitive topic of recent german history. Bernhard schlink the reader the reader by bernhard schlink is a novel that leaves an impression. It charts the journey of peter debauer to discover the story of his swiss father. The first novel by bernhard schlink since his international bestseller the reader, homecoming is the story of one mans odyssey and another mans pursuit. The first novel by bernhard schlink since his international best seller the reader, homecoming is the story of one mans odyssey and another mans pursuit. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.

Schlinks prose is still crystalline, but his narrative is difficult and. Bernhard schlink stunned the reading public with his brilliant novel 1999 the reader and once again with homecoming he proves he is one of our most important authors today. After the readers1995 worldwide success, expectations for this followup novel have been predictably high. Growing up with his mother in germany, peter debauer knows little about his father, an apparent victim of the second world war. Homecoming, bernhard schlinks first novel since his international bestseller the reader, is the. He is the author of the internationally nestselling novel the reader, which was an oprahs book club selection. Homecoming is schlinks first new work since the 1997 u. How do you think schlinks other career as a lawyer and law professor affect these meditations on justice, and the novel as a whole. In homecoming, peter often concerns himself with justice. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Schlink has written another lean, meticulously structured, disquieting thoughtprovoker. He is also obsessed with others, in particular johns, views on justice and history. Schlink was more famous for his book the reader which was made into a movie of the same name and which won kate winslet her first oscar.

A novel vintage international kindle edition by schlink, bernhard. Homecoming is german writer bernhard schlinks long awaited novel after his book the reader made such an impression on readers the. Written in german and translated by michael henry heim, homecoming addresses, as did the reader, the prolonged impact of the ww ii fall of germany on the lives of those who. This acclaimed book by bernhard schlink is available at in several formats for your ereader. His charactersmen with importunate appetites and unfortunate habits of deceptionare uneasily suspended between the desire for love and the impulse toward flight. What remains is an austerely beautiful narrative of the attempt to breach the gap between germanys pre and postwar generations, between the guilty and the innocent and between words and silence. Our book club is focusing on books made into movies. Homecoming has 9 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Sign me up to get more news about literary fiction books. I enjoyed schlinks the reader, but homecoming was a disappointment. But when he stumbles upon a few pages from a longlost novel, peter embarks on a quest that leads him across europe to the united states, chasing fragments of. Bernhard schlink begins his novel, the reader, with a scene of the main character.

Well, it is always hard to present a good plot summary of an entire book. After many revisions we can say that this plot summary of the reader tells you all the essential and important points of the entire story in under words. The writing here, translated from the german by michael henry heim, is as restrained as its hero. Bernhard schlinks new novel, homecoming, is a rare creation. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and. Schlinks prose is clean and pared down, stripped of unnecessary imagery, dialogue and excess in any form. But when he stumbles upon a few pages from a longlost novel, peter embarks on a quest that leads him across europe to the united states, chasing fragments of a story within a story and a master of disguises who may or may not exist. A child of world war ii, peter debauer grew up with his mother and scant memories of his father, a.

Bernhard schlink, author, michael henry heim, translator, trans. The frayed bond between generations, and the distance and denial that threaten to sever it entirely, is also at the heart of schlinks latest novel, homecoming. But when he stumbles upon a few pages from a longlost novel, peter embarks on a quest that leads him across europe to the united states, chasing fragments of a story within a. Bernhard schlink is probably most famous for his wonderful book the reader, which was also made into a film. In schlinks homecoming, a german legal scholar and publisher, peter debauer the name contains coded reference to the word deconstruct, comes. Homecoming by bernhard schlink abebooks passion for books.

This literally searching novel is laden with intriguing ideas, only some of which are persuasively dramatized. Bernhard schlink born 6 july 1944 is a german lawyer, academic, and novellist. Get free homecoming bernhard schlink homecoming bernhard schlink. Peter is an academic, brought up by his mother in postwar germany who remembers fondly. Homecoming is german writer bernard schlinks long awaited novel after his book the reader made such an impression on readers the world over. In the earlier book, the protagonist was presented as an accidental. Bernhard schlinks homecoming the book show abc radio. Read homecoming a novel by bernhard schlink available from rakuten kobo. He is best known for his novel the reader which was first published in 1995 and became an international bestseller. Homecoming is a tale of fathers and sons, men and women, war and peace. Homecoming book by bernhard schlink 9 available editions.

Homecoming has been on my tbr shelves for some years, and which is often the case, once i have read the book, i wonder why i left it there for so long. It is the tale of a german prisoner of war who escapes from a russian camp and braves countless dangers to return home to a wife who believes him to be dead. Schlinks latest book, a collection of stories called flights of love, is published in britain this month. A moving scene in which young peter realizes that his grandparents are preparing for their deaths, and a stinging conversation with his mother who does not want to remember the past, are deftly counterpointed against. Homecoming vintage international by bernhard schlink. A professor of law at humboldt university, berlin, and cardozo law school, new york, he is the author of the internationally bestselling novels the reader, which became an oscarwinning film starring kate winslet and ralph fiennes, and the woman on the stairs. Homecoming by bernhard schlink, michael henry heim. Homecoming by bernhard schlink in epub, fb2, txt download ebook. A child of world war ii, peter debauer grew up with his mother and scant memories of his father, a victim of war. In simple, elegant prose, bernhard schlinks the reader laid bare the complex, guiltridden relationship between postwar germans and the nazi past. Homecoming the first novel by bernhard schlink since his international best seller the reader, homecoming is the story of one mans odyssey and another mans pursuit. Bernhard schlink, author, paul michael, read by, read by paul michael.

Homecoming by bernhard schlink pdf free download ebook. Review of bernhard schlinks novel, homecoming aarp the. Over a decade ago, a law professor, judge and author of detective fiction called bernhard. Homecoming appealed to me because of its bookish cover and the plot. Bernhard schlink brings to these seven superbly crafted stories the same sleek concision and moral acuity that made the reader an international bestseller. As with the reader, this book takes us back to events during world war ii. Bernhard schlink as a child raised by his mother in postwar germany, peter debauer becomes fascinated by a story he discovers in the proof pages of a novel edited by his grandparents. Joanna briscoe finds bernhard schlinks homecoming, the longawaited follow up to the reader, strange but highly compelling. Homecoming vintage international by schlink, bernhard and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Homecoming by bernhard schlink books hachette australia.