Conveni Ningen

[Machine Translation] Keiko Furukura is a 36-year-old unmarried woman. She has not found a job since graduating from college and has been working part-time at a convenience store for 18 years. She has never had a boyfriend. She eats convenience store food every day, and even in her dreams she works the cash register at a convenience store. brings her a peaceful sleep every day. One day, a new man, Shirahane, arrives on the scene, and confronts her with the shame of living in such a convenience store-like lifestyle... What is "normal"? This is a shocking work that lightly questions contemporary existence. Winner of the 155th Akutagawa Award.

36歳未婚女性、古倉恵子。大学卒業後も就職せず、コンビニのバイトは18年目。これまで彼氏なし。日々食べるのはコンビニ食、夢の中でもコンビニのレジを打ち、清潔なコンビニの風景と「いらっしゃいませ!」の掛け声が、毎日の安らかな眠りをもたらしてくれる。ある日、婚活目的の新入り男性、白羽がやってきて、そんなコンビニ的生き方は恥ずかしいと突きつけられるが...。「普通」とは何か?現代の実存を軽やかに問う衝撃作。第155回芥川賞受賞。