Sayaka Murata
Convenience Store Woman
A novel by Sayaka Murata about a woman who finds comfort and purpose working in a Tokyo convenience store.
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Loose Links“Fascinating. Will help you understand konbini culture.”
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Leslie Ylinen“Japanese dread is always quiet, deeply isolated and misanthropic, with an undercurrent of sexual repression. Here we meet a woman in her 30s with no ambition other than to work at the konbini.A great exploration of the inner lives of the people we overlook.”
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