![]() ![]() ![]() 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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