{"product_id":"flights-of-love-stories-paperback","title":"Flights of Love: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBernhard Schlink\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernhard Schlink brings to these seven superbly crafted stories the same sleek concision and moral acuity that made \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e an international bestseller. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis characters-men with importunate appetites and unfortunate habits of deception-are uneasily suspended between the desire for love and the impulse toward flight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young boy's fascination with an eerily erotic painting gradually leads him into the labyrinth of his family's secrets. The friendship between a West Berliner and an idealistic young couple from the East founders amid the prosperity and revelations that follow the collapse of communism. An acrobatic philanderer (one wife and two mistresses, all apparently quite happy) begins to crack under the weight of his abundance. By turns brooding and comic, and filled with the suspense that comes from the inexorable unfolding of character, \u003ci\u003eFlights of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is nothing less than masterful\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernhard Schlink brings to these seven superbly crafted stories the same sleek concision and moral acuity that made \"The Reader an international bestseller. His characters-men with importunate appetites and unfortunate habits of deception-are uneasily suspended between the desire for love and the impulse toward flight.\u003cbr\u003eA young boy's fascination with an eerily erotic painting gradually leads him into the labyrinth of his family's secrets. The friendship between a West Berliner and an idealistic young couple from the East founders amid the prosperity and revelations that follow the collapse of communism. An acrobatic philanderer (one wife and two mistresses, all apparently quite happy) begins to crack under the weight of his abundance. By turns brooding and comic, and filled with the suspense that comes from the inexorable unfolding of character, Flights of Love is nothing less than masterful\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernhard Schlink is the author of the internationally best selling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Reader\u003c\/i\u003e and of four crime novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Gordian Knot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf Deception\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSelf-Administered Justice\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Self Slaughter\u003c\/i\u003e, which are currently being translated into English. He is a professor at the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University, in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.01 x 5.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47497299919069,"sku":"9780375725555","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/i-c_AIs8At9780375725555.webp?v=1771980303","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/flights-of-love-stories-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}