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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.

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Tobias Harris
as a contemporary Japanese author.
Ep. 308: Tobias Harris on Why Japan Matters
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Melanie O'Loughlin
as Sayaka Murata's previous international success, focusing on an unconventional convenience store worker.
Book review: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata

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