The Late Life
From the author of the no.1 international bestsellers The Reader and The Granddaughter
Will be published approx. on 22. October 2026
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-3996-2754-2 (ISBN)
Description
What can death teach us about life?
'A remarkable late-life achievement' Aachener Zeitung
'Masterful' Sueddeutsche Zeitung
'A profound discussion on life and death' SRF
'A wise and honest book' Mannheimer Morgan
At seventy-six, Martin is devoted to his family life with his young wife and six-year-old son when he suddenly learns that he has only a few months to live. Shocked, he searches for answers, wrestling with his feelings and existential questions about his legacy, the meaning of his love and what can be achieved in the short time he has left. Martin wants to do everything right, but later life is full of surprises and unforeseen challenges that he must face.
The Late Life is a story of navigating family, guilt, love and loss from Bernhard Schlink, one of the most masterful novelists of our age.
Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins
'A remarkable late-life achievement' Aachener Zeitung
'Masterful' Sueddeutsche Zeitung
'A profound discussion on life and death' SRF
'A wise and honest book' Mannheimer Morgan
At seventy-six, Martin is devoted to his family life with his young wife and six-year-old son when he suddenly learns that he has only a few months to live. Shocked, he searches for answers, wrestling with his feelings and existential questions about his legacy, the meaning of his love and what can be achieved in the short time he has left. Martin wants to do everything right, but later life is full of surprises and unforeseen challenges that he must face.
The Late Life is a story of navigating family, guilt, love and loss from Bernhard Schlink, one of the most masterful novelists of our age.
Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Trade binding
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-2754-2 (9781399627542)
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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 internationally bestselling novels The Reader, which became an Oscar-winning film starring Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes, The Woman on the Stairs, Olga and The Granddaughter. He lives in Berlin and New York.