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portada Convenience Store Woman: A Novel
Type
Physical Book
Author
Translated by
Publisher
Year
2019
Language
English
Pages
176
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
17.5 x 12.7 x 1.8 cm
Weight
0.15 kg.
ISBN13
9780802129628
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Convenience Store Woman: A Novel

Sayaka Murata (Author) · Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translated by) · Grove Press · Paperback

Convenience Store Woman: A Novel - Murata, Sayaka ; Tapley Takemori, Ginny

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Synopsis "Convenience Store Woman: A Novel "

Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book AwardLonglisted for the Believer Book AwardLonglisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in TranslationA Los Angeles Times BestsellerThe English-language debut of an exciting young voice in international fiction, selling 660,000 copies in Japan alone, Convenience Store Woman is a bewitching portrayal of contemporary Japan through the eyes of a single woman who fits into the rigidity of its work culture only too well.The English-language debut of one of Japan's most talented contemporary writers, selling over 650,000 copies there, Convenience Store Woman is the heartwarming and surprising story of thirty-six-year-old Tokyo resident Keiko Furukura. Keiko has never fit in, neither in her family, nor in school, but when at the age of eighteen she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of "Smile Mart," she finds peace and purpose in her life. In the store, unlike anywhere else, she understands the rules of social interaction--many are laid out line by line in the store's manual--and she does her best to copy the dress, mannerisms, and speech of her colleagues, playing the part of a "normal" person excellently, more or less. Managers come and go, but Keiko stays at the store for eighteen years. It's almost hard to tell where the store ends and she begins. Keiko is very happy, but the people close to her, from her family to her coworkers, increasingly pressure her to find a husband, and to start a proper career, prompting her to take desperate action... A brilliant depiction of an unusual psyche and a world hidden from view, Convenience Store Woman is an ironic and sharp-eyed look at contemporary work culture and the pressures to conform, as well as a charming and completely fresh portrait of an unforgettable heroine.
Sayaka Murata
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She is one of the most interesting contemporary voices from Japan. Her work has appeared in the prestigious literary magazine Granta and in 2016 she was Woman of the Year according to Vogue. Her tenth novel, The Convenience Store Woman, marks her debut in the international market thanks to Japan's most prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, which celebrates voices as significant as that of Nobel laureate Kenzaburō Ōe.
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