S01 E10: Convenience Store Woman
Episode Timepoints:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Welcoming Matthew
06:00 - A Discussion of Convenience Store Woman
56:25 - Summary
59:00 - Outro
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In the final episode of the season we are joined by a special guest to talk about our first translated novel - Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata.
Other Books Mentioned:
Normal People by Sally Rooney
Never Let Me Go by Kazui Ishiguro
Until the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri
Earthlings by Sayaka Murata
Will and Testament by Vigdis Hjorth
Fun Home by Alison Bechdel
Firefly by Joss Whedon
Brave New World by Alduous Huxley
Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Links:
Sayaka Murata on Goodreads
Reading Materials on Goodreads
Lucia on Goodreads
Corrie on Goodreads
Reading Materials on Instagram
Extra Reading/Homework!
The New Yorker Article: Sayaka Murata’s Eerie “Convenience Store Woman” Is a Love Story Between a Misfit and a Store | The New Yorker
Interview with the author: Sayaka Murata: 'I acted how I thought a cute woman should act - it was horrible' | Sayaka Murata | The Guardian
Naoise Dolan: I thought I was too different to see myself in a novel – but Sayaka Murata got me | Naoise Dolan | The Guardian
Interview with the translator: Ginny Tapley Takemori on translating Convenience Store Woman - Books on Asia
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