Bernhard Schlink

1944 -

genre: novel

country of citizenship: Germany

languages spoken, written or signed: German

educated at: Heidelberg University, Freie Universität Berlin, Kurfürst-Friedrich-Gymnasium (Heidelberg), University of Freiburg

occupation: jurist, judge, novelist, screenwriter, university teacher, poet lawyer

award received: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Hans Fallada Prize, Friedrich Glauser Award, German Crime Fiction Award, Evangelischer Buchpreis, Pak Kyong-ni Prize

official website: schlink.rewi.hu-berlin.de

Bernhard Schlink (German: [ˈbɛʁn.haʁt ʃlɪŋk] ; born 6 July 1944) is a German lawyer, academic, and novelist. He is best known for his novel The Reader, which was first published in 1995 and became an international bestseller. He won the 2014 Park Kyong-ni Prize. Source: Wikipedia (en)