Haruki Murakami’s collection of short stories, “Men Without Women,” delves into the lives of men who, each in their own way, experience solitude. The stories feature elements such as vanishing cats, smoky bars, lonely hearts, mysterious women, baseball, and the Beatles, intricately woven together to create narratives that resonate universally. Murakami’s trademark wry humor is prevalent throughout the collection, making it another contemporary classic in his body of work.