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Scheherazade
Scheherazade
MEN WITHOUT
WOMEN
HARUKI
MURAKAMI
Haruki Murakami was born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto,
Japan. He is a well-known Japanese author and American
literary translator. His writings and stories are well-known
not just in Japan, but around the world. His style is heavily
influenced by American writers.
NOBUTAKA HABARA
He is locked up in his house.
SETTING
Provincial city north of Tokyo
Each time they had sex, she told Habara a strange
and gripping story afterward.
A man named Habara is cooped up in his house as if
he were under house arrest. He considered himself as
a “Desert Isle”.
CRITICISM