Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flights of Love | 2000 | Bernhard Schlink | Buy |
| 2 | Summer Lies | 2010 | Bernhard Schlink | Buy |
| 3 | Abschiedsfarben | 2020 | Bernhard Schlink | N/A |
Bernhard Schlink’s short story collections span two decades, from Flights of Love in 2000 to Abschiedsfarben in 2020. Each collection arrives roughly a decade apart — Flights of Love in 2000, Summer Lies in 2010, Abschiedsfarben in 2020 — giving the three works a spaced, unhurried quality across the years.
Flights of Love and Summer Lies are both available to buy, while Abschiedsfarben does not yet have an Amazon listing. The collections can be read in any order, though following the publication sequence from 2000 onwards lets you trace how the short fiction evolved over twenty years.