Convenience store woman
(Book)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Contributors:
Takemori, Ginny Tapley, translator.
Published:
New York, NY : Grove Press, 2019.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Grove Atlantic paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
172 pages ; 18 cm
Status:
Description
This is the story of Tokyo sales clerk Keiko Furukura. Keiko is an unusual person. She's someone who has never fit in - but when she takes a job at Smile Mart, she finally finds peace and purpose in her daily tasks. But there is also huge pressure on Keiko - to pursue a "real" career, to find a husband - and she feels forced to take desperate action in order to please the people around her. Is there room in this "normal" world for someone as strange as Keiko? -- Publisher description.
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East Haddam/Rathbun A Fiction
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Language:
English
ISBN:
0802129625, 9780802129628
Notes
General Note
"September 2019"--Title page verso.
Description
This is the story of Tokyo sales clerk Keiko Furukura. Keiko is an unusual person. She's someone who has never fit in - but when she takes a job at Smile Mart, she finally finds peace and purpose in her daily tasks. But there is also huge pressure on Keiko - to pursue a "real" career, to find a husband - and she feels forced to take desperate action in order to please the people around her. Is there room in this "normal" world for someone as strange as Keiko? -- Publisher description.
Language
In English, translated from the Japanese.
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Murata, S., & Takemori, G. T. (2019). Convenience store woman. First Grove Atlantic paperback edition. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Murata, Sayaka, 1979- and Ginny Tapley, Takemori. 2019. Convenience Store Woman. Grove Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Murata, Sayaka, 1979- and Ginny Tapley, Takemori, Convenience Store Woman. Grove Press, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Murata, Sayaka and Ginny Tapley Takemori. Convenience Store Woman. First Grove Atlantic paperback edition. Grove Press, 2019.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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