Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world. So when she takes a job in a convenience store while at the university, they are delighted. For her part, she finds a predictable world in the convenience store, mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers’ style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person.
However, eighteen years later, at age thirty-six, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only a few friends. She feels comfortable in her life but is aware that she is not living up to society’s expectations, causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko’s contented stasis―but will it be for the better?
Sayaka Murata brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much a part of life in Japan. With some laugh-out-loud moments prompted by the disconnect between Keiko’s thoughts and those of the people around her, she provides a sharp look at Japanese society and the pressure to conform, as well as penetrating insights into the female mind.
Convenience Store Woman is a fresh, charming portrait of an unforgettable heroine that recalls Banana Yoshimoto, Han Kang, and Amélie.
© 2018 Blackstone Publishing (Audiolivros): 9781538555651
Tradutores : Ginny Tapley Takemori
Data de lançamento
Audiolivros: 11 de setembro de 2018
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world. So when she takes a job in a convenience store while at the university, they are delighted. For her part, she finds a predictable world in the convenience store, mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers’ style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person.
However, eighteen years later, at age thirty-six, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only a few friends. She feels comfortable in her life but is aware that she is not living up to society’s expectations, causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko’s contented stasis―but will it be for the better?
Sayaka Murata brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much a part of life in Japan. With some laugh-out-loud moments prompted by the disconnect between Keiko’s thoughts and those of the people around her, she provides a sharp look at Japanese society and the pressure to conform, as well as penetrating insights into the female mind.
Convenience Store Woman is a fresh, charming portrait of an unforgettable heroine that recalls Banana Yoshimoto, Han Kang, and Amélie.
© 2018 Blackstone Publishing (Audiolivros): 9781538555651
Tradutores : Ginny Tapley Takemori
Data de lançamento
Audiolivros: 11 de setembro de 2018
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17 de mai. de 2023
um livro engraçado e desconfortável na mesma medida.a autora faz uma critica a esses papéis preestabelecidas na nossa sociedade, onde todos vivemos em prol de suprir as expectativas dos outros, ainda que isso não faça sentido pra nós mesmos. apesar de obviamente ser escrito através das lentes de um povo que parece completamente estrangeiro pra nós, não acho que sejam questões que estão muito distantes das nossas. eu acredito que vale a reflexão.
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21 de mai. de 2022
Uma narrativa estranha. Sobre uma personagem que não compreende completamente os sentidos que regem as normas da sociedade e como ela lida com a pressão de necessitar se encaixar nessas normas. São estranhamentos que nem sempre eu consegui ser empática a respeito.Sinto que é um livro que não poderia ser escrito por muitos outros povos além do japonês, principalmente por conta das alegorias usadas com as lojas de conveniência e da necessidade tão forte de ser normal. A necessidade de adequação da personagem principal, sentida principalmente por sua família, é o principal tema do livro.Uma dessas histórias interessantes, mas que são mais divertidas de pensar e conversar a respeito do que de fato de ler. É um livro de passamento esquisito, que causa estranhamento e desconforto no leitor. Não sei se foi algo na gravação do áudio livro, mas senti falta da divisão em capitulos. O texto completamente corrido me causou ainda mais angústia. Uma história interessante, apesar de não ser necessa
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