Background Information on the Reader

Taking a brief intermission from human rights based articles to introduce Schlink.

If you're at all interested in putting a face to the words of Bernhard Schlink, here is a really brief video of him that includes some praise for his novel and the answer to few questions people have about The Reader.

Also, The Reader was picked up by Oprah's book club, and she has a ton of info on Schlink, the book, and the making of the movie/screenplay up on her website. Available here!

A little introduction to Schlink: born in 1944, in Germany. Successful lawyer and novelist of both nonfiction and fiction - including mystery novels. Also, he's a big fan of 19th century lit.