The weekend /
Schlink, Bernhard
The weekend / by Bernhard Schlink - London, United Kingdom Phoenix 2008 - 215 pages : 18 cm.
After twenty-four years, Jorg is finally released from prison on a pardon. A convicted murderer and terrorist, with ties to the infamous Baader-Meinhof gang, his release will send shock waves through Germany, a country still haunted by its past. In a dilapidated secluded country home, old friends and lovers reunite to celebrate Jorg's freedom. But over the course of the weekend old jealousies, explosive politics and uncertainty about the future emerge. The group struggle to reconcile their personal and political values, and the youthful ideas they had with the violence it brought about. And into this fragile mix steps a dangerously passionate young man intent on disturbing Jorg's peace.
9780753828496
Sch393 / HS/ Fiction Sch393 2008
The weekend / by Bernhard Schlink - London, United Kingdom Phoenix 2008 - 215 pages : 18 cm.
After twenty-four years, Jorg is finally released from prison on a pardon. A convicted murderer and terrorist, with ties to the infamous Baader-Meinhof gang, his release will send shock waves through Germany, a country still haunted by its past. In a dilapidated secluded country home, old friends and lovers reunite to celebrate Jorg's freedom. But over the course of the weekend old jealousies, explosive politics and uncertainty about the future emerge. The group struggle to reconcile their personal and political values, and the youthful ideas they had with the violence it brought about. And into this fragile mix steps a dangerously passionate young man intent on disturbing Jorg's peace.
9780753828496
Sch393 / HS/ Fiction Sch393 2008