Conveni Ningen (Bunshun Bunko)

[Machine Translation] Welcome! I shout, losing myself to the sound of the customers. Keiko Furukura has been working part-time at a convenience store for 18 years. She is 36 years old and has no boyfriend. She eats convenience store food everyday, works the cash register even in her dreams, and only when she is a "clerk" can she become a cog in the world. One day, a new man, Shirou, arrives with the intention of getting married... The 155th Akutagawa Award-winning novel that lightly questions contemporary existence.

「いらっしゃいませー!」お客様がたてる音に負けじと、私は叫ぶ。古倉恵子、コンビニバイト歴18年。彼氏なしの36歳。日々コンビニ食を食べ、夢の中でもレジを打ち、「店員」でいるときのみ世界の歯車になれる。ある日婚活目的の新入り男性・白羽がやってきて...。現代の実存を軽やかに問う第155回芥川賞受賞作。