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German writer

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Bernhard Schlink is a German jurist, judge, novelist, and screenwriter born on 6 July 1944 in Bielefeld. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and writes in German. His notable work includes *The Reader*. Schlink has received the Hans Fallada Prize, the German Crime Fiction Award, and the Pak Kyong-ni Prize.

He was educated at Heidelberg University, Freie Universität Berlin, and the University of Freiburg, with Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde serving as his doctoral advisor. Schlink has worked at Goethe University Frankfurt, the University of Bonn, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. His work locations have included Heidelberg, Bonn, New York City, and Berlin.

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Person · Open Library

Born
6 July 1944
Works
164

Top works

  • Neuvoton sukupolvi
  • Der Verfassungskompromiss zum Religionsunterricht
  • Los colores del adiós
  • Self's Murder
  • L'engany d'en Selb

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Film & TV

Writing · Bielefeld, Germany

Known for

  • Das Literarische Quartett — Self2015
  • Lesenswert — Self2013
  • ZDF-Mittagsmagazin — Self1989
  • aspekte — Self1965

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Germany
Active from
1944

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,617
Total plays
67,516

Tags

german

Bernhard Schlink was born in 1944 near Bielefeld, Germany, to a German father and a Swiss mother. He grew up in Heidelberg and studied law in Heidelberg and Berlin. He is a professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law and the Philosophy of Law at Berlin's Humbolt University and a justice of the Constitutional Law Court in Bonn. Schlink has authored works in both fiction and nonfiction. Before publishing The Reader (original title: Der Vorleser) in 1995, he wrote several prize-winning myst

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Key facts

Born
Bernhard Schlink , 6 July 1944 ( 1944-07-06 ) (age 81), Bielefeld, Germany
Occupation
Author professor judge
Alma mater
University of Heidelberg ( Dr. jur. ), University of Freiburg ( Hab. )
Notable works
The Reader
Relatives
Edmund Schlink (father)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bernhard
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Bielefeld
Languages spoken
German
Academic degree
Doctor of Laws
Image
Bernhard Schlink, 2018 (cropped).jpg
Work location
Frankfurt
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Bernhard Schlink
date of birth
1944-07-06
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Bernhard Schlink
name in native language
Bernhard Schlink
writing language
German
start of work period
1988-00-00
Sources (3)

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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Bernhard Schlink, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Bernhard Schlink ( German: [ˈbɛʁn.haʁt ʃlɪŋk] ; born 6 July 1944) is a German lawyer, academic, and novelist. He is best known for his novel The Reader, which was first published in 1995 and became an international bestseller. He won the 2014 Park Kyong-ni Prize.

Early life

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