5/14/2023 0 Comments Convenience store woman review![]() ![]() ![]() Keiko has never fit in, neither in her family nor in school, but when she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of "Smile Mart," she finds peace and purpose in her life. ![]() 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. The English-language debut of an exciting young voice in international fiction, selling 660,000 copies in Japan alone, Convenience Store Woman is a bewitching portrayal of contemporary Japan through the eyes of a single woman who fits into the rigidity of its work culture only too well. Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation ![]() Shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she will not let anyone come between her and her convenience storeā¦ Her friends wonder why she won't get married. Keiko's family wishes she'd get a proper job. She's never had a boyfriend and worked in the same supermarket for eighteen years. ![]()
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