Homecoming shares some of the themes from The Reader, Schlinks highly successful novel from 10 years ago, dealing the “scars of history†in the wake of the Second World War. The main character goes on a journey to find out what happened to his German father in World War II with his travels reflecting some experiences of Homer’s Odysseus in The Odyssey. Not all the allusions may be clear for those not familiar with Homer, but it still makes for a moving and thought provoking story.
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