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Murata Sayaka
In Murata Sayaka’s
Convenience Store
, a Microcosm of Japanese Society
January 31, 2019
Erik R. Lofgren
Photo by Martin Lewison / Flickr When
Convenience Store Woman
came out in 2016, Murata Sayaka (b. 1979) won the Akutagawa Prize, usually the imprimatur of potential for a new writer.…
