Heimkehr
A novel
by Bernhard Schlink · 2008
Popularity 5
A child of World War II, Peter Debauer grew up with his mother and scant memories of his father, a victim of war. Now an adult, Peter embarks upon a search for the truth surrounding his mother's unwavering--but shaky--history and the possibility of finding his missing father after all these years.
Fathers and sonsChildren of disappeared personsWorld War, 1939-1945SoldiersFictionLarge type booksLiteraryFiction, war & militaryFiction, historical, generalGermany, fictionMan-woman relationships, fiction