Much to the dismay of her friends and family, she has no interest in leaving the store, and shows no interest in having a life outside of work, including a dating life. CSW is about Keiko, a woman in her mid-30s, who has worked at a convenience store in Tokyo since she was an 18-year-old university student. He can be found on Twitter Store Woman by Sayaka Murata, translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori (Japan, Grove)Ĭonvenience Store Woman, winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, is the debut English translation of Japanese novelist Sayaka Murata, who has published nine previous novels in Japan. Check in daily for new Why This Book Should Win posts covering all thirty-five titles longlisted for the 2019 Best Translated Book Awards.Įlijah Watson is a bookseller at A Room of One’s Own Bookstore.
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