Convenience Store Woman. Sayaka Murata

From childhood, Keiko was considered eccentric, immersed in her own dreams. Her parents were afraid that sooner or later the real world would simply push her out. And then Keiko got a job at a combine — "a store around the corner." And she was finally happy. Only her younger sister, friends, and even some employees thought differently. How can a thirty-six-year-old single woman who devotes all her time to work be happy? Keiko sincerely does not understand how to behave in this world. And when he appears in her life, everyone sighs with relief. Because now Keiko will finally become "normal." Her choice is simple: live for others or for herself...