Men Without Women: Stories [Paperback]

“Haruki Murakami’sMen Without Womenexamines 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. 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. InMen Without WomenMurakami has crafted another contemporary classic, marked by the same wry humor and pathos that have defined his entire body of work.NATIONAL BESTSELLER
One of the Best Books of the Year:The Washington Post, NPR, andEsquire

“[A] beguilingly irresistible book. Like a lost lover, it holds on tight long after the affair is over.” —The New York Times Book Review

“Classic Murakami. . . . [His] voice—cool, poised, witty, characterized by a peculiar blend of whimsy and poignancy, wit and profundity—hasn’t lost its power to unsettle even as it amuses.” —The Boston Globe
 
“Time and again in these seven stories, Murakami displays his singular genius.” —Los Angeles Times
 
“Intimate, captivating and poignant. . . . A short story is brief enough to be perfectible—andMen Without Womenshowcases that.” —The Kansas City Star

“Beautifully rendered.” —Financial Times

“Affecting. . . . Murakami is a master of the open-ended mystery. . . . His meandering, mesmerizing tales of profound alienation are driven by puzzling circumstances that neither his characters nor readers can crack—recalling existentialist Gabriel Marcel’s assertion that ‘Life is not a pló¾