Bernhard Schlink Liebesfluchten Pdf Printer

Posted By admin On 07.01.20

Taking Bernhard Schlink's Holocaust novel The Reader from book to film. If it had, it would most certainly have been appropriate. The Guardian - Back to home. Bernhard schlink (born 6 july 1944 in bielefeld) is a german lawyer, professor of the philosophy of law and writer.his novel the reader, first published in 1995, became an international bestseller.

Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read.
Start by marking “Liebesfluchten” as Want to Read:
Liebesfluchten
Rate this book

See a Problem?

We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Liebesfluchten by Bernhard Schlink.
Not the book you’re looking for?

Preview — Liebesfluchten by Bernhard Schlink

Flights of Love sees Bernhard Schlink build on the success of his international bestselling debut novel, The Reader, with a clutch of short stories that tell of the variety of love, distilled into seven splinters of narrative. The pick of the seven, the opening 'Girl with Lizard,' depicts a remote male character who fixates on a painting of his father's, which he is to dis..more
To see what your friends thought of this book,please sign up.
To ask other readers questions aboutLiebesfluchten,please sign up.

Be the first to ask a question about Liebesfluchten

Tips for better search results • Ensure correct spelling and spacing - Examples: 'paper jam' • Use product model name: - Examples: laserjet pro p1102, DeskJet 2130 • For HP products a product number. Hp 085ch motherboard manual. - Examples: “SL-M2020W/XAA” • Include keywords along with product name. - Examples: LG534UA • For Samsung Print products, enter the M/C or Model Code found on the product label.

This book is not yet featured on Listopia.Add this book to your favorite list »
Rating details

May 06, 2019Connie G rated it liked it · review of another edition
'Flights of Love' is a collection of seven short stories that center on love. These are not sweet, sentimental stories since the protagonists are German men, mostly lawyers or law students, that view their emotions with cool, analytic minds. The stories are about communication problems, love that has lost passion, regrets, and midlife crisis mentalities. A few stories deal with the way that people regard younger Germans (who were not alive during World War II) because the Holocaust had such deva..more
Mar 25, 2012Emma rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I have never really been one for short stories. Something in them doesn't suit me and they generally leave me with a feeling of dissatisfaction. This collection, by Bernhard Schlink of The Reader fame, could not have made me feel more different. With the thread running through them all, these stories examines our shared, fundamental desire to find love but the many different forms that love, that one, lasting relationship can take. The characters leading these stories are all very different peop..more
Dec 27, 2011Will Ansbacher rated it liked it · review of another edition
Picked this up because I wanted to get beyond the tortured obsessions of Homecoming, and Schlink is so highly thought of, I wondered whether I was being overly critical. Happily this collection of short stories is much better, although not uniformly. The first, “Girl and Lizard” is written in the same dessicated and tortured style that beset Homecoming, only this time it’s over a painting. It’s also marred by Schlink’s tendency to sink into a courtroom inquisition substitute for conversation tha..more
Jun 25, 2019Richard Newton rated it liked it · review of another edition
A set of longish short stories, they are typically 50-60 pages so almost novellas. They build on common themes for Schlink - coming to terms with Germany's Nazi past, love, affairs and ageing. They are variable in quality, both in terms of the stories and the writing.
Schlink provides some interesting insights and observations, but the writing is not that great. There is too much telling the reader, and not enough space left to build up our own of images and letting us form our own observations...more
Jun 12, 2009Grady rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Promises met
Bernhard Schlink created a devoted following with the translation of his first novel THE READER. Opinion was divided among critics and readers as to whether or not this author was playing on simplistic heart-string tuggings or whether he really had somthing new to say and an equal talent to say it. Being part of the camp of readers who were caught up in the story of 'The Reader' and waited eagerly to see just where this writer would/could go, I am happy to say that FLIGHTS OF LOVE i..more
Jan 24, 2013Sudara rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I borrowed this book from my friend's fiance. When my friend delivered it to me he said 'this looks like a very boring book'. Honestly I had my doubts when I started reading it as the story would go on with details but then the ending was not so dramatic or stunning as you usually get in fiction. But I liked Bernhard's style of writing. It's so beautiful that it always persuaded me to read more our of curiosity even if I knew the ending would not be surprising. My friend's fiance said his ending..more
Sep 04, 2009Kristine rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: short-stories
Schlink has written seven stories with male German protagonists. To me what unites the stories is a certain moodiness as the men examine the nature of love in their lives. Most deal with regret and loss. Some are compassionate and some shocking. It's difficult for me to rate the book as a single work. Of course I feel more strongly about some stories than others. I decided to go the generous route. I wasn't particularly impressed with the first three stories, though they are interesting, but I v..more
Bernhard Schlink Liebesfluchten Pdf Printer
Jun 19, 2015Carole Rae rated it liked it · review of another edition
Girl with Lizard
This was a meh for me.
I really didn’t get the boy’s obsession with the painting. Why? Why choose a painting over real love? It seemed silly….it was probably symbolism for picking other things over love, but still a meh. 1 star for this.
A Little Fling
I’ll be honest….I was worried at first for this being a love story between the main guy and his friends’ daughter. Ugh, but it got worse and he had a fling with his friend’s wife. Geez. Why do people do this? I wanted to slap all thr..more
May 02, 2009Bethany rated it liked it · review of another edition
My thoughts on 'Girl with a Lizard':
One's life, emotion, and feeling may be explained; the painting may take-on more meaning then anything else. She may offer an explanation for an unhappy or cheerful life that cannot be given by simple words and actions.
My thoughts after reading 'The Other Man':
Most don't understand the burden and cold gift that vengeance can be. The weak and trying obsession with the other person. How often you wish to be close to the other person--to find their secrets so you..more
Jan 13, 2009bookczuk rated it liked it · review of another edition
There are times when I find the deliberateness of Bernhard Schlink perfect for the pace of my mind, and other times we are just out of sync. He continues in his thoughtful,steady manner, but I crave the quirky humor of Douglas Adams or Chris Moore, or even (shudder) something cotton candy light, to fluff out the creases in my brain. I think that may be why it took me so long to work through these stories-- my intellect wouldn't cooperate. I was never emotionally swept away by anything in the boo..more
Jul 27, 2011Melinda added it · review of another edition
I really liked Schlink's dry writing style in The Reader, where you had a whole book to learn about the characters and like them. It does NOT work so well in short stories. I was bored almost from page 1 and had to drag myself through this whole book. Even though almost every story was 50 pages long, I never understood the characters or their motivations to like them, let alone understand them. It shouldn't've taken me almost 3 weeks to read a 200 page book when if I really like a story I can re..more
Jun 07, 2012Redfox5 rated it did not like it · review of another edition
An unremarkable book of short stories, full of unremarkable and in most cases, unlikable characters. I wasn't excited about reading this to start with. I didn't think 'The Reader' was as good as everyone made it out to be. But I like to give authors a second chance. This was worst. I'm not the biggest fan of stort stories but these were just all so dull. I especially disliked 'A Little Fling' and the only story I found somewhat intresting was 'Sugar Peas' Maybe it's becuase I'm not smart enough..more
Dec 18, 2012Abdullah rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Bernard Schlink is a remarkably fine story teller. In his book, the Flights of Love, of seven short stories, while a bit uneven, he shows that he can relate tales of interest, of introspection, of intrigue, of self-deception, and generally can keep you flowing with his thoughts to the somewhat open-ended conclusions. Have you ever wondered what brought two lovers together despite their opposing cultural/religious differences? Read Schlink’s the Circumcision!
Jun 01, 2015Heidi Liu rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Schlink, in his unassuming, matter-of-fact way, weaves a collection of stories that involve such a non-obvious tenderness as to first surprise and then endear his reader. This collection touches often upon the (potentially) uncomfortable realm of German-Jewish love affairs with grace and realism. Beneath his straightforward and engaging plot lines, Schlink also does a remarkable job of characterizing some of my favorite European cities. These are dignified, powerful stories, quietly told.
Mar 22, 2015Skeletonized rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
People who are in love should not read love stories.
Feb 09, 2018Sarwat rated it liked it · review of another edition
I was at first attracted by Schlink's calm, clear prose. There were no frills, no long and meandering descriptions. This clipped and clear method of prose was very refreshing.
One of the main irks of this book was the tendency to follow a sort of Hemingway-esque method of trying to convey layers of meaning beneath seemingly simple sentences and passages. It's not the easiest method of writing and very few writers can pull it off. I also thought that Schlink's world was something that I couldn't..more
Feb 04, 2019Mélie rated it it was ok · review of another edition
I had really loved The Reader. So when I saw this one at the bookshop, I picked it up without thinking.
The pitch is interesting: how can a young American Jewish woman and a young German man live out their love story 50 years after the Holocaust?
But it seems like Schlink is more interested in staging debates than actually creating characters. Of course, what they say is interesting, but in that case, a smart essay would have been more appropriate. I was hoping for fiction. This is not good fictio..more
Nov 30, 2018Lola rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
My favorite Schlink book.
I don't think it's easy to capture the different varieties of love. Or the emotions and thoughts in us that can make it and can break it.
It's not easy to write about love in a way that feels brutally real. But Schlink saw it and wrote it down. For us to read and identify within ourselves.
Intimate emotions are born out of who we are, our circumstances, and life situations. And Schlink shows that, in each one of his short stories.
Nov 02, 2018Andrew rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Seven stories..slices of life..by turns gripping & amusingly cynical about modern relationships with heavy feet dragging in past conflicts..written with a rhythm that equates to an earlier era of literature in German..funereal almost..bearing heavy burdens from 20th. century conflicts. Sad but worth the agony.
Nov 02, 2017Susan rated it liked it · review of another edition
Not my favorite of Schlink's work - long short stories, very bleak. Some (Girl with Lizard) more successful than others.
Jul 05, 2019Isabelle Faubert rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
As sinuous as real life can be. It hit the spot. Great read.
Jun 14, 2017Sophie Cayeux rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This is a gem to read especially when traveling. This collection of short stories got under my skin. Some stories explore cultural identity in love relationships. Some involve male characters who do not know how to love or are incapable of loving or only love themselves. The stories reminded me of how hard it is to have insight in how others love us. One cannot control love. Love cannot be tamed or harnessed. It has its own free will. One day it can just go and desert us. My only complaint is th..more
Mar 03, 2013Alden rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: 2013-reads, foreign, contemporary, from-booksale, short-stories
I just finished reading Flights of Love by German lawyer and writer Bernhard Schlink, famed for his novel The Reader, and I must say that it was a simple collection of short stories but nobody can deny the fact that each story brings out strong message. All stories were long to cover the deeper meaning of love but short enough to keep it interesting as the author gave additional historical perspective of not only the Holocaust but also the typical lives of the people living in the Eastern and We..more
Feb 26, 2011Alison rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
Jul 20, 2015Jo Cunningham rated it really liked it · review of another edition
7 short stories, each with characters different in age and temperament, with unique perspectives and goals, problems and resolutions. The last story, 'The Woman at the Gas Station' was particularly poignant to me, and left me thinking about marriages..my own in particular. The rhythms of a man and woman together over decades, the early passions and intense lovemaking and exploration of each other's inner worlds; the busy-ness of life..buying a house together, engaging in careers, interacting w..more
Nov 15, 2014M rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: translations-europe, fiction-publ-2000-onward, translated-from-german
Contents:
Girl with Lizard; A Little Fling; The Other Man; Sugar Peas; The Circumcision; The Son; The Woman at the Gas Station.
All seven of these stories are about German men. The first is about a young man discovering his parent's past through searching the history of a painting that hung in his father's study.
Relationships between a West Berlin man and an East Berlin couple before and after the fall of the Wall are examined in A Little Fling, a story of betrayal.
The Other Man and Sugar Peas bot..more
Nov 11, 2010Alice Radwell rated it really liked it · review of another edition
In ‘The Reader’ Bernard Schlink utilized an affair between a teenage boy and an SS solder to explore the relationship between Germany’s past and present. Through his unsympathetic, blunt and distinctive prose he investigates the wider effects of concentration camps beyond terrified Jews huddled in gas chambers. The result is astounding; an erotic, tragic, and beautiful narrative demonstrating how morals blur, and love changes.
In ‘Flights of Love’ Schlink is just as unforgiving in his style and s..more
Feb 25, 2016Lawrence rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
I always think I do not like short stories. But these stories are fantastic. Mr. Schlink gives us the unexpected resolution in a situation that seems to call for revenge and in which a peevish revenge is planned ('The Other Man'); the self-fertilized growth of life complications, the complexities of escape, and the creation of a community of 'trigamy' ('Sugar Peas'); the modern-day German and modern-day Jew in love and facing the hard questions ('The Circumcision'); the unexpected sadness of a d..more
Apr 20, 2012Lottie rated it liked it · review of another edition
At first, I didn't realise that this was a book of short stories. However, I think Schlink is best suited to novels like The Reader. His short stories in this were built up beautifully, however they were rushed at the end, like he had run out of ideas to sustain the idea. Each one of these, with the exception of 'The Other Man' could have been crafted into novellas or longer short stories. I also feel like he is exhausting the Holocaust and German politics in the 1960's/70's by writing about the..more
Aug 03, 2015Emma rated it it was ok · review of another edition
How can something so ponderous prove to be this lightweight and insubstantial? The characters are at best ideas and abstractions, at worst exhausted cliches. And throughout it all, Schlink's obsession with being German in the latter half of the 20th century.
One man mired in regret or making regrettable decisions can work as a book, but not a collection of men doing just that one after the other.
It's dismal and flimsy enough that I feel like I must have been taken in by The Reader. Maybe I invest..more
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.Be the first to start one »
Recommend ItStatsRecent Status Updates
See similar books…
See top shelves…
863followers
Bernhard Schlink is a German jurist and writer. He became a judge at the Constitutional Court of the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia in 1988 and has been a professor of public law and the philosophy of law at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany since January 2006.
His career as a writer began with several detective novels with a main character named Selb--a play on the German word for 'sel..more
“The past has to be remembered, so that it's never repeated.” — 7 likes
More quotes…