Men Without Women

Stories

240 pages

English language

Published Nov. 12, 2018 by Penguin Random House.

ISBN:
978-1-78470-537-4
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A collection of stories by Haruki Murakami

12 editions

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There's a common thread running through what little Murakami I've read; or perhaps better said, a common thread not-running: Connection. His characters all seem to go through the motions of living, but entirely in a cargo-cult way. They talk, drink, fuck, sometimes even laugh, but it's all hollow. Emotionless. There's no love of any kind, no real communication or listening or feeling. Is that the point? Is Murakami satirizing the rat race? Highlighting the uniqueness of our one life and the quickness with which we turn our back on it? That's the other thing about Murakami: I'm not really smart enough to get him.

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Subjects

  • Fiction, short stories (single author)
  • Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author)