Convenience Store Woman: A Novel by Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori Barbara F. Walter Under these conditions

Under these conditions

a Chinese merchant ship laden with riches from the 14th century

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this “tense dystopian thriller” (TIME) captures an urgent and unflinching portrayal of a woman’s fight for her family’s security in a world shaped by global warming and rapid technological progress

Convenience Store Woman: A Novel by Sayaka Murata, Ginny Tapley Takemori Barbara F. Walter Under these conditionsShortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award Longlisted for the Believer Book Award Longlisted for the Warwick Prize for Women in Translation A Los Angeles Times Bestseller The English language debut of an exciting young voice in international fiction, selling 660,000 copies in Japan alone, Convenience Store Woman is a bewitching portrayal of contemporary Japan through the eyes of a single woman who fits into the rigidity of its work culture only