コンビニ人間
[日] 村田沙耶香 translator: 吴曦
overview
‘’我一直在模仿着他们，只为努力扮演大众心目中的人。‘’
第155届芥川奖获奖作品
古仓惠子，三十六岁，至今未婚，大学毕业后没有就业，选择在便利店打工，一做就是十八年。来来去去惠子送走了很多店员，就连店长也换到了第八任。她每天吃便利店卖的便当，每天听着收银机发出的咔咔声，每天看着干净的店面，每天说着“欢迎光临”迎接顾客，每天过着这样平静的生活。惠子的家人、同事、朋友对此感到不可思议。只有惠子知道，一切都在变，只有一直不变的便利店才能给自己安慰。
突然一天，新同事宅男白羽闯入了自己的生活，“你这样活着也太奇怪了吧？”他说。惠子开始思考，难道自己的人生，是畸形的吗？
Keiko Furukura had always been considered a strange child, and her parents always worried how she would get on in the real world, so when she takes on a job in a convenience store while at university, they are delighted for her. For her part, in the convenience store she finds a predictable world mandated by the store manual, which dictates how the workers should act and what they should say, and she copies her coworkers' style of dress and speech patterns so she can play the part of a normal person. However, eighteen years later, at age 36, she is still in the same job, has never had a boyfriend, and has only few friends. She feels comfortable in her life but is aware that she is not living up to society's expectations and causing her family to worry about her. When a similarly alienated but cynical and bitter young man comes to work in the store, he will upset Keiko's contented stasis--but will it be for the better?
Sayaka Murata brilliantly captures the atmosphere of the familiar convenience store that is so much part of life in Japan. With some laugh-out-loud moments prompted by the disconnect between Keiko's thoughts and those of the people around her, she provides a sharp look at Japanese society and the pressure to conform, as well as penetrating insights into the female mind. Convenience Store Woman is a fresh, charming portrait of an unforgettable heroine that recalls Banana Yoshimoto, Han Kang, and Amelie .
