How to Accommodate Men

by Marilyn Krysl

From Denver to Sri Lanka, Eden to the 21st century, Krysl's stories explore female experience and imagination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566890764
• ISBN13: 9781566890762
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Coffee House Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

an absolutely riveting collection!

i have always loved krysl's short stories -- and hope her other collections become available again -- but with this book, she's hit her stride. she tells it like it is...and in such beautiful language! let's have MORE from this author, who outdoes most short-story writers publishing in the larger mainstream.

Unfortunate cover and title; finely crafted stories within.

This is one book that cannot be judged by its title and cover. These strongly focused and insightful stories are both penetrating and lyrical -- revealing emotional landscapes of men and women people dealing with important issues. Some stories reflect the disquiet of interpersonal relationships; others deal with the harsh realities of lives interconnected in a global context. I attended a reading where Ms. Krysl read one story, about a man coming to terms with his role in the social injustices of his business dealings in a third world country. The audience was stunned. Instead of a cover of hazy red and gray, with an atom bomb explosion at the top and a reclining bikini-clad woman on the bottom, this book deserved a title and cover representative of the fine quality of the stories within it. This is a book to read, contemplate, and then re-read.