Convenience store woman
村田沙耶香, 1979- author (Author), Ginny Tapley Takemori (Translator) / Sayaka Murata (Author)
Offers a portrayal of contemporary Japan through the eyes of a single woman who fits in to the rigidity of its work culture only too well. This is the story of Tokyo sales clerk Keiko Furukura. Keiko is an unusual person. She's someone who has never fit in - but when she takes a job at Smile Mart, she finally finds peace and purpose in her daily tasks. But there is also huge pressure on Keiko - to pursue a "real" career, to find a husband - and she feels forced to take desperate action in order to please the people around her. Is there room in this "normal" world for someone as strange as Keiko? -- From publisher's description
Print Book, English, 2019
First Grove Atlantic paperback edition
Grove Press, New York, NY, 2019