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Portrait of Bernhard Schlink Photo: Peter Peitsch (1995) / www.peitschphoto.com

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Schlink, Bernhard

The German lawyer and author Bernhard Schlink was born in Grossdornberg (now part of the city of Bielefeld) and grew up in Heidelberg. His mother was Swiss and his father German, a professor of theology at the University of Heidelberg. As a young man Schlink was interested in literature; he wanted either to become an author or to study history and sociology. But he followed his father's advice...

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