Life Ceremony: Stories
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Life Ceremony: Stories
Book Details
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Category
- Absurdist
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-10
- 0802159583
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ISBN: 0802159583
Author: Murata, Sayaka
Condition: New
The long-awaited first short story-collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, tales of weird love, heartfelt friendships, and the unsettling nature of human existenceWith Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always imbued with an otherworldly imagination and uncanniness.In these twelve stories, Murata mixes an unusual cocktail of humor and horror to portray both the loners and outcasts as well as turning the norms and traditions of society on their head to better question them. Whether the stories take place in modern-day Japan, the future, or an alternate reality is left to the reader
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