Product Description
The surprise smash hit - Japan's answer to Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
Product Details
Title: | Convenience Store Woman [Paperback] Murata Sayaka and Tapley Takemori Ginny |
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Author: | Sayaka Murata |
Publisher: | Granta Books |
SKU: | BK0481712 |
EAN: | 9781846276842 |
Number Of Pages: | 176 |
Language: | English |
Binding: | Paperback |
Country Of Origin: | United Kingdom |
Release date: | 2 May 2019 |
About Author
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 36-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.