 Bernhard Schlink was born in Bielefeld, Germany. He divides his time between New York and Berlin. He is an author, lawyer, and a former professor of law at the University of Berlin and a former judge. He is the creator of 'Gerhard Self', a private investigator in 1980s Germany. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Gerhard Self' Novels | |
| 1) Self's Punishment | 2004 (Germany 1987) |
| 2) Self's Deception | 2007 (Germany 1992) |
| 3) Self's Murder | 2009 (Germany 2001) |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) The Reader | 1997 (Germany 1995) |
| 2) Homecoming | 2008 (Germany 2006) |
| 3) The Gordian Knot | 2011 (Germany 1988) |
| 4) The Woman on the Stairs | 2016 (Germany 2014) |