--- product_id: 348822417 title: "Men Without Women: Stories" price: "B/.54" currency: PAB in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/348822417-men-without-women-stories store_origin: PA region: Panama --- # Men Without Women: Stories **Price:** B/.54 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Men Without Women: Stories - **How much does it cost?** B/.54 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.pa](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/348822417-men-without-women-stories) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description BRAND NEW, Exactly same ISBN as listed, Please double check ISBN carefully before ordering. Review: Aberrant tales only Murakami could have written - Haruki Murakami once said in an interview that he wanted to be “a writer who tells stories like no other writer.” He succeeds brilliantly in Men Without Women. The first story, “Drive My Car,” might be my favorite. Oddly, it has none of the dreamlike quality of so much of Murakami’s writing. A fairly straightforward narrative, it derives its charm from its quirky characters. I sense Shakespearean overtones and philosophical probings, but maybe that’s just me. Anyway, it’s wonderful. All the characters in these stories are intriguing — a promiscuous and suddenly lovesick plastic surgeon, a nurse who believes she was a lamprey eel in a past life, a quiet man (possibly yakuza)who reads books while drinking in a bar, a man whose three ex-girlfriends committed suicide (he hopes it’s nothing he did)... “Samsa in love” borrows a Kafka character and is, not surprisingly, Kafkaesque. But Murakami rescues Samsa with a delightfully hopeful twist. I loved this story. Despite the title of this book, the collection is rich women and love stories. The last story in the book provides it with its title. Murakami is a fabulous prose stylist. His writing is Japanese in its purity and restraint, but jazz-like in its playful bursts of metaphor. All this combined with an aberrant imagination makes for a reading experience like no other. Review: Interesting, a different kind of modern writing, thought provoking - Some of the stories are better than the others as you would expect in a collection, but all worth reading. Our book club decided to read it and all the members were glad that we did. A lively discussion followed. There are no neat, tidy endings to the stories which forces one to think, reflect, speculate and wonder. Some fiction, even well written fiction, leads a discussion group to simply discuss what happened as pertains to plot and characters. In Murakami's stories, the characters are complicated and you need to find your own reasons for the motivations of the character/s. My favorite story was "Kino" and although book club was a few weeks ago, i am still thinking about it. A small bar off the main streets in Aoyama, Japan, with a willow tree in front. You can feel the calm, cozy atmosphere until an event takes place and the main characters life is threatened and changed. This book made me want to read his novels as well. There are different translators for each of the stories and perhaps that is why i gave it a four star instead of a five star rating. Some of the stories flow better than others but all are interesting. Hopefully you won't be disappointed. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #604,375 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #438 in Short Stories (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 9,539 Reviews | ## Images ![Men Without Women: Stories - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61w+ocidtpL.jpg) ## Available Options This product comes in different **Media Language, Media Format** options. ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Aberrant tales only Murakami could have written *by P***O on May 22, 2021* Haruki Murakami once said in an interview that he wanted to be “a writer who tells stories like no other writer.” He succeeds brilliantly in Men Without Women. The first story, “Drive My Car,” might be my favorite. Oddly, it has none of the dreamlike quality of so much of Murakami’s writing. A fairly straightforward narrative, it derives its charm from its quirky characters. I sense Shakespearean overtones and philosophical probings, but maybe that’s just me. Anyway, it’s wonderful. All the characters in these stories are intriguing — a promiscuous and suddenly lovesick plastic surgeon, a nurse who believes she was a lamprey eel in a past life, a quiet man (possibly yakuza)who reads books while drinking in a bar, a man whose three ex-girlfriends committed suicide (he hopes it’s nothing he did)... “Samsa in love” borrows a Kafka character and is, not surprisingly, Kafkaesque. But Murakami rescues Samsa with a delightfully hopeful twist. I loved this story. Despite the title of this book, the collection is rich women and love stories. The last story in the book provides it with its title. Murakami is a fabulous prose stylist. His writing is Japanese in its purity and restraint, but jazz-like in its playful bursts of metaphor. All this combined with an aberrant imagination makes for a reading experience like no other. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Interesting, a different kind of modern writing, thought provoking *by B***Y on December 18, 2018* Some of the stories are better than the others as you would expect in a collection, but all worth reading. Our book club decided to read it and all the members were glad that we did. A lively discussion followed. There are no neat, tidy endings to the stories which forces one to think, reflect, speculate and wonder. Some fiction, even well written fiction, leads a discussion group to simply discuss what happened as pertains to plot and characters. In Murakami's stories, the characters are complicated and you need to find your own reasons for the motivations of the character/s. My favorite story was "Kino" and although book club was a few weeks ago, i am still thinking about it. A small bar off the main streets in Aoyama, Japan, with a willow tree in front. You can feel the calm, cozy atmosphere until an event takes place and the main characters life is threatened and changed. This book made me want to read his novels as well. There are different translators for each of the stories and perhaps that is why i gave it a four star instead of a five star rating. Some of the stories flow better than others but all are interesting. Hopefully you won't be disappointed. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Insightful short stories *by C***Z on April 14, 2024* I bought this book on a whim after a friend said they liked this author. They named a different book, but the title of this one stood out to me. I'm glad I chanced it with this one instead(After Dark is the book I was recommended to read). I've only finished two of the seven stories(the first and the last), but they both have had a poignant effect as they reveal a little something about the nature of a man's grief over the woman who left his life for whatever reason. Powerful stuff. I just wish I was capable of reading Japanese so I could enjoy the true beauty of Murakami's poetic writing style. ## Frequently Bought Together - MEN WITHOUT WOMEN - Kafka On The Shore by Haruki Murakami - Paperback - Norwegian Wood --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/348822417-men-without-women-stories](https://www.desertcart.com.pa/products/348822417-men-without-women-stories) --- *Product available on Desertcart Panama* *Store origin: PA* *Last updated: 2026-08-26*