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Bernhard Schlink on Inheriting the Holocaust

German author Bernhard Schlink, whose novel The Reader was recently adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie, talks to The Book Show's Mariella Frostrup about his book Homecoming and the difficulty every German generation faces when reconciling their country's turbulent past with their current sensibilities.

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German author Bernhard Schlink, whose novel The Reader was recently adapted into an Oscar-nominated movie, talks to The Book Show's Mariella Frostrup about his book Homecoming and the difficulty every German generation faces when reconciling their country's turbulent past with their current sensibilities.

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