The Reader

　　本書為【為愛朗讀】電影原著小說(一般平裝版)，電影由凱特溫斯蕾、雷夫范恩斯主演，凱特溫斯蕾並以本片榮獲奧斯卡金像獎最佳女主角獎

　　我總是不斷的夢見……韓娜在廚房脫下襪子，站在浴缸邊，手上拿著毛巾，在鏡子前跳舞，在游泳池畔凝望著我，她聽我唸書、跟我聊天、笑我、愛我。韓娜以冷眼和噘起的嘴愛我，靜靜傾聽我朗讀……

　　少年麥克初識雲雨情，與成熟女子韓娜秘密熱戀。她誘惑他、利用他，也引領他進入情愛的世界。她從來不談自己，從何處來？家裡有什麼人？對於過去的一切，她諱莫如深。有一天，也是如何不告而別。

　　多年後，青年麥克在法庭上偶遇韓娜，她在被告席上，徒勞地為自己辯護，卻抵擋不了命運的折磨和同儕惡意的卸責。

　　隨著時間的推移，韓娜隱秘的過去也逐一揭露，步入中年的麥克才真正曉悟，儘管他蓄意逃避，卻永遠擺脫不了那段跟韓娜的過去；正如必須為戰禍負責的德國，儘管全國上下同聲譴責納粹的不義，也推卸不了那段殘暴屠殺的歷史責任……。

　　★本書中文版《我願意為妳朗讀》由「皇冠」出版。

　　Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of postwar Germany.

When he falls ill on his way home from school, fifteen-year-old Michael Berg is rescued by Hanna, a woman twice his age. In time she becomes his lover--then she inexplicably disappears. When Michael next sees her, he is a young law student, and she is on trial for a hideous crime. As he watches her refuse to defend her innocence, Michael gradually realizes that Hanna may be guarding a secret she considers more shameful than murder.