Ulf Hundeiker recenzis Die Ladenhüterin de 村田沙耶香
Schönes Buch
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Die Zwänge der Gesellschaft, anders sein als die anderen, Unverständnis... Aber auch wenn es etwas seltsam klingt, ich finde das Buch ermutigend.
paperback, 163 paĝoj
Eldonita je 23-a de februaro 2018 de Granta.
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person. However, eighteen years later, at age 36, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only few friends. She feels comfortable in her life, but is aware that she is not living up to society's expectations and causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and …
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech patterns so that she can play the part of a normal person. However, eighteen years later, at age 36, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only few friends. She feels comfortable in her life, but is aware that she is not living up to society's expectations and causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko's contented stasis--but will it be for the better?
Die Zwänge der Gesellschaft, anders sein als die anderen, Unverständnis... Aber auch wenn es etwas seltsam klingt, ich finde das Buch ermutigend.
The comical and deadpan delivery of this store hooked me in as did the social commentary
Amusing and intriguing look at an alternative thought process.