Men Without Women
Stories
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · May 1, 2018
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Including the story "Drive My Car”—now an Academy Award–nominated film—this collection from the internationally acclaimed author "examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than answers" (Barack Obama).
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- Who it’s for
- Readers interested in contemporary Japanese literature
- Themes
- loneliness, male experience, relationships
- Pacing
- Reflective
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Including the story "Drive My Car”—now an Academy Award–nominated film—this collection from the internationally acclaimed author "examines what happens to characters without important women in their lives; it'll move you and confuse you and sometimes leave you with more questions than answers" (Barack Obama). Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami brings his powers of observation to bear on the lives of men who, in their own ways, find themselves alone.
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Here are lovesick doctors, students, ex-boyfriends, actors, bartenders, and even Kafka’s Gregor Samsa, brought together to tell stories that speak to us all. In Men Without Women Murakami has crafted another contemporary classic, marked by the same wry humor and pathos that have defined his entire body of work.
Who it’s for
- Readers interested in contemporary Japanese literature
- Those who appreciate character-driven short stories exploring loneliness
Where it sits
| Short Stories (Single Author) | 71% |
|---|---|
| Japanese Literary Collections | 60% |
| Magical Realism | 59% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Literary Fiction
- Short Stories (Single Author)
- Magical Realism
- Authors
- Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- May 1, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- loneliness · male experience · relationships
- Reading lane
- Literary Fiction