![]() The opening story, “The Undefeated” is the longest story in Men Without Women at nearly fifty pages. Yet the stories themselves I found dull and plodding. I liked Hemingway’s to the point approach. ![]() Meanwhile, his themes and subjects were very masculine, revolving around boxing, war, bullfighting, more war, and other sports. I’m sure most readers know that Hemingway’s prose is famous for being blunt, short, and muscular. I persevered for the sake of finishing, not for pleasure. ![]() If it were over 400 pages, I would have given up. Lucky for me, Men Without Women is only 160 pages. ![]() This is my foray into Hemingway and unfortunately, I didn’t enjoy the experience. There are fourteen stories here and I only remember two stories that had women as characters and those were the now very famous “Hills Like White Elephants” and the potent “A Canary for One.” Some stories like “Ten Indians” only mentioned women in passing and in others, ladies are absent entirely. Men Without Women is Ernest Hemingway’s 1927 short story collection and a more apt title for a piece of fiction I have yet to find! There is practically no women in this short story collection. ![]()
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