An Afternoon with Bernhard Schlink (in person at HVWC & via Zoom)

Join us in person at HVWC or live streamed on Zoom as we welcome Bernhard Schlink (The Reader) as he reads from his brand new book, The Granddaughter.

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 Reader, which became a multi-million copy international bestseller and an Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, and The Woman on the Stairs. He lives in Berlin and New York.

“Compelling . . . unfailingly interesting, building suspense as readers wonder what will happen” —Booklist (starred review)

“[A] powerful story of loss and the desire to move forward.” —Publishers Weekly

From the bestselling author of The Reader, a striking exploration of the past, told through the story of a German bookseller’s attempt to connect with his radicalized granddaughter.

It is only after…