Convenience Store Woman

By (author) Murata, Sayaka; Translated by Tapley Takemori Ginny
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INCLUDED IN THE BEST OF GRANTA SERIES: the Japanese literary sensation about an unconventional woman who finds happiness in a Tokyo convenience store.
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''A gem of a book. Quirky, deadpan, poignant and quietly profound'' Ruth Ozeki The unexpected international bestseller. Meet Keiko. She''s 36 years old, has never had a boyfriend, and she''s been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years. Keiko''s family wishes she''d get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won''t get married. But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she''s not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store... A cult hit around the world, Convenience Store Woman is both a feminist rallying cry and a must-read oddball comedy. ''Exhilaratingly weird and funny... Unsettling and totally unpredictable - my copy is now heavily underlined'' Sally Rooney ''Darkly comic'' Observer ''[A] short, deadpan gem... A true original'' Daily Mail ''What a weird and wonderful and deeply satisfying book this is. Sayaka Murata is an utterly unique and revolutionary voice. I tore through it with great delight'' Jami Attenberg
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For literary refreshment, try the playful, artful Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
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Exhilaratingly weird and funny ... Unsettling and totally unpredictable - my copy is now heavily underlined
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A sure-fire hit of the summer... quirky and profound
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Fascinating... universally familiar
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[A] short, deadpan gem... This is a true original
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A new book from an incredible woman... from this dark and delightful [novel] springs a feminist rallying cry: trust yourself
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Murata''s fascinating Convenience Store Woman, a tale about a happy misfit that''s equal parts wily and disquieting
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I picked up this novel on a trip to Japan and couldn''t put it down. A haunting, dark, and often hilarious take on society''s expectations of the single woman. As an extra bonus, it totally transformed my experience of going to convenience stores in Tokyo
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A darkly comic novel
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Poignant, darkly comic and wonderfully uplifting, this novel will resonate with anyone who has ever felt out of kilter with the world around them
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This novel made me laugh. It was the first time for me to laugh in this way: it was absurd, comical, cute... audacious, and precise. It was overwhelming
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Convenience Store Woman is a gem of a book. Quirky, deadpan, poignant, and quietly profound, it is a gift to anyone who has ever felt at odds with the world - and if we were truly being honest, I suspect that would be most of ''us''
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An offbeat, tongue-in-cheek read... a tale of finding one''s own path to happiness
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The compelling English-language debut from Sayaka Murata ... enthralling
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When the protagonist [of Convenience Store Woman], a social outcast, is placed within the box of the artificially normalized convenience store, we begin to vividly see the strangeness of the people in the world outside
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Witty, wily, and astonishingly sharp, Convenience Store Woman proves that the deepest gouges can come from the lightest touch
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What a weird and wonderful and deeply satisfying book this is. Sayaka Murata is an utterly unique and revolutionary voice. I tore through Convenience Store Woman with great delight
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I was really amazed by Convenience Store Woman and the particular reality it exquisitely portrays... I