{"product_id":"9780887842696","title":"Guilt About the Past","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe six essays that make up this compelling book view the long shadow of past guilt as a German experience as well as a global one. International bestselling author Bernhard Schlink explores the phenomenon of guilt and how it attaches to a whole society, not just to individual perpetrators. He considers how to use the lessons of history to motivate individual moral behaviour, how to reconcile a guilt-laden past, the role of law in this process, and how the theme of guilt influences his own fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBased on the Weidenfeld Lectures Schlink delivered at Oxford University, \u003cem\u003eGuilt about the Past\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand how events of the past can affect a nation's future, tapping into worldwide interest in the aftermath of war and how to forgive and reconcile the various legacies of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"House of Anansi Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131851358448,"sku":"9780887842696","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780887842696_p0.jpg?v=1763851537","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780887842696","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}