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Sayaka Murata

Sayaka Murata
Sayaka Murata is the author of many books, including Convenience Store Woman, winner of Japan’s most prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize. Her latest novel to be translated into English is Earthlings. Murata was chosen for inclusion in Freeman’s: The Future of New Writing, and was a Vogue Japan Woman of the Year.


Sayaka Murata on Making Friends with Imaginary Aliens

"I’m an Earthling, but once I’ve finished writing this essay I’ll go home to their planet."
October 7, 2020  By Sayaka Murata
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Sayaka Murata’s Love Letter to a Convenience Store

"The Number One Reason I Love You Is That You Made Me Human"
June 14, 2018  By Sayaka Murata
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