/lit/ - Literature

>>23080130

It captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much part of life in Japan. Aside from writing, Murata worked at a convenience store three times a week and drew the inspiration for the novel from her experiences. It was first published in the June 2016 issue of Bungakukai and later as a book in July 2016, winning the prestigious Akutagawa Prize in 2016 (top two literature prize in Japan) and Murata was named one of Vogue Japan's Women of the Year. The novel has sold over 1.5 million copies in Japan

In a profile for The New York Times, the author explained she "wanted to illustrate how odd the people who believe they are ordinary or normal are" and that she admires Keiko's character, who chooses and is fine with not having sex at all. She says that she wanted to write from the perspective of "someone who defied conventional thinking, particularly in a conformist society".

>>23080136
Its not disapora literature, retard.

>>23080136
>least mentally retarded idpol obsessed poltard

>>23080130

>>23081423
keep reading slop idiot

>>23081310
>she admires Keiko's character, who chooses and is fine with not having sex at all.
Powerful...

>>23082869
Emblematic of the Japanese spirit really

I love her!

>>23080130
tfw no autistic ugly celibate gf who hates me

Just bought it

>>23080130
Elric Saga. For a fan of high fantasy that does not want to think too much and enjoy a simple read, I can not recommend it enough.

>>23080130
>there are anons here who spend their time reading schlock

>>23080130

>Elif Batuman, author of The Idiot
what the absolute fuck

>>23081423
it's a joke, lighten up dork

>>23085784
Don’t let the thinness of the volume deceive you as to the weightiness of its contents

>>23081310
>was first published in the June 2016 issue of Bungakukai

Bungakukai (文学界, "Literary World") is a Japanese monthly literary magazine published by Bungeishunjū as a junbungaku (純文学, lit. "pure literature") oriented publication.

Along with Shinchō, Gunzo, Bungei and Subaru, it is one of the five leading literary journals in Japan.

>>23080130
>sloppa :-|
>sloppa (nippon) :-O

>>23081310
>chooses and is fine with not having sex at all
gigabased

>>23081310
>she admires Keiko's character, who chooses and is fine with not having sex at all
>chooses not having sex at all
If this came from a man they'd be called an MGTOW incel and a mysogynist by the goodreads girls.

it tells of the convenience store but then starts going into flashbacks, has at least two flashback stories right off the bat