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    The Late Life: From the author of the no.1 international bestseller The Reader

    Bernhard Schlink

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    What can death teach us about life?

    International acclaim

    'A remarkable late-life achievement' Aachener Zeitung

    'Masterful' Suddeutsche Zeitung

    'A profound discussion on life and death' SRF

    'A wise and honest book' Mannheimer Morgan

    At seventy-six, Martin is devoted to his family life with his young wife and six-year-old son when he suddenly learns that he has only a few months to live. Shocked, he searches for answers, wrestling with his feelings and existential questions about his legacy, the meaning of his love and what can be achieved in the short time he has left. Martin wants to do everything right, but later life is full of surprises and unforeseen challenges that he must face.

    The Late Life is a story of navigating family, guilt, love and loss from Bernhard Schlink, one of the most masterful novelists of our age.

    Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins

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    Praise for The Late Life

    • PRAISE FOR BERNHARD SCHLINK: Schlink has won his huge popular following by bringing to bear a penetrating intelligence about the psyche of his characters and an empathy for their dilemmas. Professor Schlink may be an expert on the letter of the law, but writer Schlink is an intrepid explorer of the much trickier terrain of the human heart - NewsweekSchlink remains a gripping chronicler of modern Germany - GuardianOne of Germany's most celebrated and popular writers - Financial Times

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    Bernhard Schlink

    Bernhard Schlink

    BERNHARD SCHLINK was born in Germany in 1944. A professor emeritus 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 Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, and The Woman on the Stairs. His latest novel, Olga, was a no.1 international bestseller. He lives in Berlin and New York.

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