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Convenience Store Woman
Book • 2016
The story follows Keiko Furukura, a 36-year-old woman who has worked at a Tokyo convenience store for 18 years, finding comfort in its rigid routines while facing societal pressure to conform to traditional life paths.
Murata's acclaimed work examines themes of alienation, gender roles, and the search for identity through the lens of Japan's service industry culture.
Murata's acclaimed work examines themes of alienation, gender roles, and the search for identity through the lens of Japan's service industry culture.
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as a contemporary Japanese author.

Tobias Harris

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as Sayaka Murata's previous international success, focusing on an unconventional convenience store worker.

Melanie O'Loughlin

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