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Convenience Store Woman: the multi-million copy, international bestseller: Sayaka Murata

Convenience Store Woman: the multi-million copy, international bestseller: Sayaka Murata

by Ginny Tapley Takemori (Editor), Ginny Tapley Takemori (Editor), Sayaka Murata (Author)

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Synopsis

Meet Keiko. Keiko is 36 years old. She's 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...

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 176
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Granta Publications Ltd
Published: 02 May 2019
ISBN 10: 1846276845
ISBN 13: 9781846276842
Book Overview: The surprise smash hit of the summer - Japan's answer to Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

Author Bio
One of the most celebrated of the new generation of Japanese writers, Sayaka Murata has won not only the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, but the Gunzo, Noma, and Mishima Yukio Prizes as well. Her story, 'A Clean Marriage', was featured in Granta 127 Japan. She is 38 years old and works part-time in a convenience store. Ginny Tapley Takemori has translated Ryu Murakami, Miyabe Miyuki, Akiyuki Nosaka, and Kyotaro Nishimura, among others. Her translation of Tomiko Inui's The Secret of the Blue Glass was shortlisted for the Marsh Award.