# Bernhard Schlink

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The John Maytham Book Review

Listen to John Maytham's weekly book reviews and share his passion for all things literary. From fiction to non-fiction, John reads and reviews a range of books that would sit well on your reading list.   FICTION The Granddaughter by Prof Bernhard Schlink From the author of the no.1 internatio…

Germany's trains are running late. Here's why it really matters

Why is Germany in a bit of a funk? How did the superstar of Europe go so far off the rails - even the German trains aren't running on time. Germany is governed by a three party centre-left coalition that's in disarray, a snap election has been called for February, and polls show the main ruling SPD…

GRANDDAUGHTER by Bernhard Schlink, Charlotte Collins [Trans.], read by Richard Burnip, Sarah Moule

Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Alan Minskoff discuss an exceptional audiobook from Bernhard Schlink.  Both Richard Burnip and Sarah Moule are fine narrators who perform with an impeccable tempo, pace, and cadence. The mysterious plot concerns a Berlin bookseller, Kaspar, who engineered his wife Birgi…

Bernhard Schlink, Vincenzo Latronico and Diana Reid on transitions, ennui and memory

A story of finding family, Bernhard Schlink's latest novel The Granddaughter, examines the lingering impact of a divided Germany and the rise of the far right. Italian author and translator Vincenzo Latronico chronicles an expat couple living in Berlin and their search for authenticity in an age of…

Bill Paterson and Dea Birkett

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - actor Bill Paterson and travel writer Dea Birkett - discuss favourite paperback books by Bernhard Schlink, John Steinbeck and Richard Holme. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Publisher: Phoenix Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics Footsteps…

Best Books of 2025

It's our best books of the year episode! Anna, Amanda and Annie reveal our favourite reads of 2025: Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden The Time of the Child by Niall Williams The Granddaughter by Bernhard Schlink translated by Charlotte Collins A Guar…

Rethinking antisemitism education after Bondi

In this special episode of The Big Tent, Geraldine Doogue speaks with Sydney journalist Michael Visontay in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack at a Hanukkah festival about its impact on Jewish Australians and the broader Australian community. Drawing on research and his personal experience a…

Simon Duffy on Being a Citizen

In this second episode of my conversation with Simon Duffy, we talk about the policy and practice implications of the concept. In the podcast, Simon refers to the work of philosophers Hannah Arendt, particularly her 1951 book The Origins of Totalitarianism, and Simone Weil. Simon also draws on Guy …

Simon Duffy on Being a Citizen

In this and the next episode of Ratio Talks, Simon Duffy talks about the foundational concept of citizen -not in the sense of citizen of a nation, but in terms of the rights and responsibilities of every person who lives in a country, regardless of their nationality. In the podcast, Simon refers to…

Bill Paterson and Dea Birkett

Harriett Gilbert and her guests - actor Bill Paterson and travel writer Dea Birkett - discuss favourite paperback books by Bernhard Schlink, John Steinbeck and Richard Holme. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink Publisher: Phoenix Cannery Row by John Steinbeck Publisher: Penguin Modern Classics Footsteps…