Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata #literature Charting twelve months of pathetic

Charting twelve months of pathetic party politics

Nestled by the roadside

but also how the Romans thought about themselves and their achievements

‘Aquarium’

Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata #literature Charting twelve months of pathetic'A gem of a book. Quirky, deadpan, poignant and quietly profound' Ruth Ozeki The unexpected international bestseller. Meet Keiko. She's 36 years old, has never had a boyfriend, and she's been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years. Keiko's family wishes she'd get a proper job. Her friends wonder why she won't get married. But Keiko knows what makes her happy, and she's not going to let anyone come between her and her convenience store A