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The Weekend
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Weekend
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Prof Bernhard Schlink
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 133 |
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Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780753828489
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Classifications | Dewey:833.914 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Orion Publishing Co
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Imprint |
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Publication Date |
13 October 2011 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
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-Meinhof Group), the announcement of Joerg's release is sure to send shock waves throughout Germany. But before this happens, his group of friends - most of whom had been RAF sympathizers - gather for his first weekend of freedom. They are invited by Christiane, Joerg's devoted sister, whose suffocating concern for her brother is matched only by the unrelenting pull of Marcko, a dangerously passionate young man intent on using Joerg to continue the cause.
Author Biography
Bernhard Schlink was born in Germany is 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.
Reviewsan 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) *
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