3 books for lonely men

With the arrival of autumn and winter, the cold pushes us, in one way or another, to lead a more homely life and, with it, to embrace a solitude that can even be therapeutic without falling into excesses. The dance of the leaves, the premature sunsets or the loss of that great love are some reasons that can lead us to find our best ally in literature. And what better way than to liven up those afternoons with these 3 books for lonely men.

Steppe wolf

One of the most misunderstood books of the XNUMXth century came from the hand of Hermann Hesse, German author determined to highlight the spiritual crisis that the West was experiencing in the 20s, especially after the outbreak of the Second World War. From concerns like this one of his most famous books is born (with permission from Siddhartha), this «Steppenwolf» personified in the figure of a man who is torn between his humanity and that wild instinct that lives in the streets that he walks like a beggar, like a wandering soul from a confused world. Dense but rewarding to read, Steppe Wolf is a book only suitable for open minds. Very open we would say.

The old man and the sea

The book that would contribute to the delivery of the Literature Nobel to Ernest Hemingway in 1954 he came from warmer lands than Hessian Germany. In this case, the fable of an elderly Cuban fisherman who dares to challenge the limits of the Caribbean to catch a huge swordfish is not only a pat for those men who still have unresolved issues, but the simplicity of the story makes this work published in 1952 in a must for men of all ages.

Men without women

Haruki Murakami is one of the most international Japanese writers, thanks in part to the magic and sentimentality that their stories give off, woven between reality and dreams. His latest book, published in 2015, was a compilation of seven stories about lonely men, those who had not gotten over a breakup or were not able to maintain a relationship. A book in which women paradoxically become protagonists in the shadow of each of the stories, among which we highlight Samsa in love, the most kafkaesque of the set, or Sherezade, in which the author pays homage to the narrator of Arabian Nights.

These 3 books for lonely men they will become the best allies of those winter afternoons in which a hot coffee, a blanket and a book will be the best (and most thoughtful) of hobbies for any male reader with minimal concerns.