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 (Audiolibro ): 9781538555651
traductores : Ginny Tapley Takemori
Fecha de lanzamiento
Audiolibro : 11 de septiembre 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 (Audiolibro ): 9781538555651
traductores : Ginny Tapley Takemori
Fecha de lanzamiento
Audiolibro : 11 de septiembre de 2018
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Juliana
17 feb 2023
3.5No sé ni qué pensar de este libro. Me parece triste la forma en la que la protagonista cree que tiene que cambiar para mantener a todos contentos y que la consideren alguien "normal", pero a pesar de todo ella no deja de ser lo que es. El final no me ha gustado porque la autora ha hecho que parezca una loca obsesionada con esas tiendas, cuando en realidad es una persona en el espectro autista que actúa como tal, con sus fijaciones, su atención a los detalles y sus rituales. Su compañero de trabajo fue el que más me enfureció porque la menosprecia por tener 36 y no haberse acostado siquiera con nadie. Además de que es un hipócrita que espera que todos lo dejen en paz y no lo presionen, pero él no se corta en hacerlo con Keiko.
Que
21 ago 2022
A book about people who can’t fit in with the society and what it takes for them to get included and respected the way they are
Sara
8 dic 2023
3.5*
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