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Men without women : stories

Author: Haruki Murakami; Philip Gabriel; Ted Goossen
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2017] ©2017
Series: McNaughton lease books.
Edition/Format:  Print book : Fiction : English : First United States editionView all editions and formats
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"A dazzling new collection of short stories--the first major new work of fiction from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami since his #1 best-selling Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. 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 vanishing cats and smoky bars, lonely hearts  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Short stories
Fiction
Humorous fiction
Magic realist fiction
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Murakami, Haruki, 1949-
Men without women.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017
(DLC) 2016045518
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Haruki Murakami; Philip Gabriel; Ted Goossen
ISBN: 9780451494627 0451494628 9781101974520 1101974524 9780385689441 0385689446 9781911215370 191121537X
OCLC Number: 956957492
Language Note: Translated from the Japanese.
Description: 227 pages ; 22 cm
Contents: Drive my car --
Yesterday --
An independent organ --
Scheherazade --
Kino --
Samsa in love --
Men without women.
Series Title: McNaughton lease books.
Other Titles: Onna no inai Otokotachi.
Responsibility: Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen.

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'I find writing novels a challenge, writing stories a joy. If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden.'Across seven tales, Haruki Murakami  Read more...

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"Supremely enjoyable, philosophical and pitch-perfect new collection of short stories. . . Murakami has a marvellous understanding of youth and age - and the failings of each" * Observer * "Murakami Read more...

 
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