"Convenience Store Woman" Price: ¥600 What does "normal" mean? The 155th Akutagawa Prize-winning work that lightly questions modern existence. Keiko Furukura, 36, unmarried, no boyfriend. She's been working part-time at a convenience store for 18 years. She eats convenience store food every day, rings up customers in her dreams, and can only become a cog in the world's machine when she's a "store clerk." "Welcome!" She raises her voice today, trying not to be outdone by the sounds of the customers. One day, a new male employee, Shiraha, who is looking for a wife, arrives and tells her that her convenience store lifestyle is embarrassing... Over 1.7 million copies sold & translated into 40 languages (as of May 2024). Selected as a Best Book of 2018 by the US magazine "The New Yorker," and is a hot topic read around the world. No need for comments, immediate purchase is perfectly fine. We will ship on the same day whenever possible, but please understand that it may be shipped the next day depending on the timing.