![]() ![]() The structured environment of the convenience store provides Keiko with a safe space in which she can perform work that she finds satisfying, meaningful, and helpful to other people.Īt its core, Convenience Store Woman is a novella about the dignity of a job that many people find trivial and demeaning. “A convenience store is a forcibly normalized environment where foreign matter is immediately eliminated,” Keiko explains, adding that she appreciates this sense of distance from unnecessary social and emotional disturbances (60). ![]() Keiko has never fit in and constantly finds herself at a loss for how to talk with other people, but human interaction is governed by detailed rules and a prewritten script in the perfectly ordered world of the convenience store. She loves the job, which suits her perfectly. Keiko Furukawa is 36 years old and has been working at the same convenience store for almost two decades. Publication Year: 2016 (Japan) 2018 (United States) ![]()
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