Convenience store woman
Title:
Convenience store woman
Author:
Murata, Sayaka, 1979-
Takemori, Ginny Tapley.
ISBN:
9781846276835
Uniform Title:
コンビニ人間 eng.
Publication Information:
London : Portobello books, 2018.
Physical Description:
163 p. ; 22 cm
Abstract:
Keiko isn't normal. At school and university people find her odd, and her family worries she will never fit in. To make them happy, she takes a job at a convenience store. But in Keiko's circle it just won't do for an unmarried woman to spend her time stacking shelves and ordering green tea. As the pressure to find a new job - or worse, a husband - increases, Keiko is forced to take desperate action...
Geographic Term:
Language:
Translated from the Japanese.
Subject:
| Man-woman relationships -- Fiction. |
| Convenience stores -- Fiction. |
| Conformity -- Fiction. |
| Japan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction. |
Summary:
Keiko isn't normal. At school and university people find her odd, and her family worries she will never fit in. To make them happy, she takes a job at a convenience store. But in Keiko's circle it just won't do for an unmarried woman to spend her time stacking shelves and ordering green tea. As the pressure to find a new job - or worse, a husband - increases, Keiko is forced to take desperate action...