What happens to the fairies of our childhood stories when they shorten their dresses, cut their hair, and learn the dangerous art of being women?

Why We Love Women is a departure from Mircea Cărtărescu’s complex, hallucinatory novels, offering instead a collection of twenty-one short, captivating stories. Here, the author explores the "extraordinary seed" hidden within the ordinary, weaving tales that are as intimate as they are universal.

Moving away from postmodern experimentation, these stories are a direct and lyrical homage to the feminine. Whether recounting memories, fantasies, or observations, Cărtărescu captures the complexity, mystery, and reality of women, celebrating them not as abstract ideals, but as the vital force that gives life its narrative shape. It is a book about the need for stories in an adult world where magic has evolved into something far more complicated.