Men Without Women (short story collection)

Men Without Women
First edition
AuthorErnest Hemingway
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort stories
PublisherCharles Scribner's Sons
Publication date
1927
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
OCLC564429937

Men Without Women (1927) is the second collection of short stories written by American author Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961). The volume consists of 14 stories, 10 of which had been previously published in magazines. It was published in October 1927, with a first print-run of approximately 7,600 copies at $2.[1]

The stories in this collection cover a variety of topics, including bullfighting, prizefighting, infidelity, divorce, and death. "The Killers", "Hills Like White Elephants", and "In Another Country" are considered to be among Hemingway's better works.[2]

The book's U.S. copyright expired on January 1, 2023, when all works published in 1927 entered the public domain.[3]

  1. ^ Oliver, pp. 218–218
  2. ^ Meyers 1985, pp. 195–196
  3. ^ Schaub, Michael (December 20, 2022). "These Books Will Enter the Public Domain in 2023". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved January 1, 2023.