Schlink, Bernhard

The reader by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
253 editions published between 1995 and 2010 in 33 languages and held by 4,530 libraries worldwide
Schoolboy Michael Berg, 15, meets an older woman and they have an affair, which she breaks off and disappears. Seven years later Berg, now a law student attending a trial, sees her in the dock, accused in a crime dating back to World War II and the death camp at Auschwitz. By a German writer.

Homecoming by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
70 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in 18 languages and held by 1,970 libraries worldwide
A child of World War II, Peter Debauer grew up with his mother and scant memories of his father, a victim of war. Now an adult, Peter embarks upon a search for the truth surrounding his mother's unwavering--but shaky--history and the possibility of finding his missing father after all these years.

The weekend by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
42 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in 9 languages and held by 1,835 libraries worldwide
Schlink offers the tale of old friends who come together for a remarkable reunion. One of the group is a convicted murderer and terrorist, fresh out of prison and joined by his devoted sister. But another guest has remained true to the cause that might spell trouble for them all.

Flights of love : stories by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
100 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in 23 languages and held by 1,530 libraries worldwide
From the internationally bestselling author of "The Reader" comes a collection of stories that weave around the idea of love in all its many forms.

Self's punishment by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
53 editions published between 1987 and 2011 in 14 languages and held by 940 libraries worldwide
Hired by a childhood friend, the aging Self searches for a prankish hacker who's invaded the computer system of a Rhineland chemical plant. But his investigation leads to murder, and from there to the charnel house of Germany's past, where the secrets of powerful corporations lie among the bones of numberless dead. What ensues is a taut, psychologically complex, and densely atmospheric moral thriller featuring a shrewd, self-mocking protagonist.

Self's murder by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
32 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in 7 languages and held by 858 libraries worldwide
The seventy-something private investigator Gerhard Self is hired to track down a mysterious silent bank partner, a case which eventually leads him to eastern Germany and some of the most dangerous villians he has ever met.

Weimar a jurisprudence of crisis ( Book )
9 editions published between 2000 and 2002 in English and held by 851 libraries worldwide

The Gordian knot by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
30 editions published between 1987 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 744 libraries worldwide
"Georg Polger ekes out a lonely living as a freelance translator in the south of France, until he is approached by a certain Mr. Bulnakov, who has an intriguing proposition: Georg is to take over a local translation agency and finish a project left by the previous owner, who died in a mysterious accident. The money is right and then there is the matter of Bulnakov's secretary, Francoise, with whom Georg has fallen hopelessly in love. Late one night, however, Georg discovers Francoise secretly photographing a sensitive military project. He is shocked and heartbroken. Then, her eventual disappearance leaves him not only bereft, but suspicious of the motivations behind Mr. Bulnakov's offer. To make matters worse, Georg's every move is being watched. Determined to find out who Francoise really is, and to foil who ever is tracking him, Georg sets out on an mission that will take him to New York City, where with each step he is dragged deeper and deeper into a deadly whirlpool in which friend and foe are indistinguishable"--P. [4] of cover.

Self's deception by Bernhard Schlink ( Book )
40 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in 8 languages and held by 615 libraries worldwide
Hired to find Leo Salger, private detective Gerhard Self traces the girl to the psych ward of a local hospital where he is told she died following a fatal fall, only to discover that Leo is very much alive.

The other man ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2009 in English and held by 594 libraries worldwide
Suspecting Lisa, his wife, of adultery, Peter tries to figure out why his wife had disappeared. When Lisa found out that she has cancer, she decides to leave him clues so that he could discover the affair and the secret life she had been leading and that he never knew existed. Peter sets out to track down the other man in her life.