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Quirky tale of nonconformity in modern Tokyo.

If you've ever felt like an outsider peering into the seemingly smooth flow of society, "Convenience Store Woman" could resonate deeply with you. It's a story that marvels at the oddities of the mundane, a narrative that champions the unconventional in a world obsessed with normalcy. Keiko's journey might invoke a sense of kinship, or at least provoke thought about the myriad ways to find contentment in life.

  • BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2019)
  • Akutagawa Prize 芥川龍之介賞 (2016)
  • 本屋大賞 Nominee (2017)
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Convenience Store Woman

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ISBN: 9780802128256
Publisher: Grove Press
Date of Publication: 2018-06-12
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.68
(rated by 328159 readers)

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The English-language debut of one of Japan's most talented contemporary writers, selling over 650,000 copies there, Convenience Store Woman is the heartwarming and surprising story of thirty-six-year-old Tokyo resident Keiko Furukura. Keiko has never fit in, neither in her family, nor in school, but when at the age of eighteen she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of “Smile Mart,” she finds peace and purpose in her life. In the store, unlike anywhere else, she understands the rules of social interaction―many are laid out line by line in the store’s manual―and she does her best to copy the dress, mannerisms, and speech of her colleagues, playing the part of a “normal” person excellently, more or less. Keiko is very happy, but the people close to her, from her family to her coworkers, increasingly pressure her to find a husband, and to start a proper career, prompting her to take desperate action…A brilliant depiction of a world hidden from view, Convenience Store Woman is an ironic and sharp-eyed look at contemporary work culture and the pressures we all feel to conform, as well as a charming and completely fresh portrait of an unforgettable heroine.
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Quirky tale of nonconformity in modern Tokyo.

If you've ever felt like an outsider peering into the seemingly smooth flow of society, "Convenience Store Woman" could resonate deeply with you. It's a story that marvels at the oddities of the mundane, a narrative that champions the unconventional in a world obsessed with normalcy. Keiko's journey might invoke a sense of kinship, or at least provoke thought about the myriad ways to find contentment in life.

  • BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction Longlist (2019)
  • Akutagawa Prize 芥川龍之介賞 (2016)
  • 本屋大賞 Nominee (2017)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.