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Sayaka Murata

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Sayaka Murata is a Japanese writer and the recipient of numerous literary awards, including the 2016 Akutagawa Prize for her novel *Convenience Store Woman*, which established her reputation as a writer both in her home country and abroad.

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Convenience Store Woman

In Japan, *konbini* are small convenience stores stocking everything; and it is here that a story unfolds, seemingly light and predictable, which instead confronts a crucial issue: as the protagonist observes following a conversation with her sister, people prefer someone who is > "normal," even if plagued with problems, to a sister who is quiet but "abnormal," from another planet. Keiko grew u

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