What is life? All Than Man Is is a poignant meditation on the different stages in a man's life (specifically masculine). It's collection of nine short stories that are simple slices of life on the surface but if you look deeper, you will see a strong message lying underneath, many times different messages. (view spoiler)[ I think the finally story sums it up well: as we go through through time, we will understand that the only thing eternal is time itself. (hide spoiler)]