Warsaw Book Club Shorts - "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayaka Murata
Schedule
Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC+02:00Location
Kawiarnia Czytelnik Nowe Wydanie | Warsaw, MZ
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For April's short work we have "Convenience Store Woman" by Sayata Murata.From Goodreads:
"Keiko has never fit in, neither in her family, nor in school, but when at the age of eighteen she begins working at the Hiiromachi branch of “Smile Mart,” she finds peace and purpose in her life. In the store, unlike anywhere else, she understands the rules of social interaction―many are laid out line by line in the store’s manual―and she does her best to copy the dress, mannerisms, and speech of her colleagues, playing the part of a “normal” person excellently, more or less. Keiko is very happy, but the people close to her, from her family to her coworkers, increasingly pressure her to find a husband, and to start a proper career, prompting her to take desperate action…"
Some ways to get the book:
*PAPERBACK*
https://www.libristo.pl/pl/ksiazka/convenience-store-woman_20235025
~50zł, 1 week delivery
https://allegro.pl/oferta/convenience-store-woman-sayaka-murata-14601370058
~35zł, 2 day delivery
*PDF, epub, mobi*
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Zh-wNPl7UTGN2lMfOhphDMPQXQW6BCM9?usp=sharing
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Where is it happening?
Kawiarnia Czytelnik Nowe Wydanie, ul. Wiejska 12A,Warsaw, PolandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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