![]() ![]() In addition to an interesting character study, the story also provides readers a glimpse into the Japanese popular convenience store culture. Even though Keiko is successful as a convenience store worker and enjoys her job, she feels the pressure to live up to her parents’ cultural expectations. ![]() After eighteen years, her parents and friends worry that she doesn’t have a real career and has never had a boyfriend. While at university, Keiko begins a job at a local convenience store. Keiko Furukura grows up labeled a “strange child,” and her parents worry about her ability to function in the real world and about her future success. ***This post contains Amazon affiliate links. Genre/Categories: Contemporary Fiction, Japanese Culture, Conformity, Short Fiction Quirky character…Japanese culture…finding your niche……conformity… Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata ![]()
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