For the first time in Russian, the latest novel by Bernhard Schlink, author of the celebrated "The Reader," a poignant story about the clash of generations, the impossibility of forgetting one's past, and the paradoxes of love and time. A dive into the complex history of the 20th century: the reader will see life in the country and the fates of people in two eras - modern Germany and the FRG and GDR of the 1960s.
The book is multifaceted - it entertains and raises serious questions: about the burden of the past and family secrets, about emigration and being lost in life, about the conflict of generations and love.
Kaspar and Birgit have lived together their whole lives. Many years ago, she fled to him from East Berlin to the West, toward love and freedom. However, only now, in the twilight of their lives, is Kaspar destined to learn the price Birgit had to pay for her escape. One day, returning home, Kaspar finds his wife in the bathroom. She has taken her own life. In search of answers, Kaspar delves into the past of the woman he thought he knew so well. Questions beget more questions; Kaspar's investigation leads him to strange, dark places where the past is reborn to life...
Author: Bernhard Schlink
Translator: Roman Eivadis
Pages: 416 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 217x150x27 mm
