Author: Sayaka Murata
Country: Japan
Genre: Modern Japanese Prose
Description:
Keiko, 36, works in a convenience store in Tokyo and feels completely in her place – despite the pressures of a society eager for her to be “normalized.” A sharply social, ironic and philosophical novel about the freedom to be yourself.
Year of publication: 2016 (English: 2018)
Awards: Akutagawa Prize
Library Status: Lending.