Join me as we get to know Murata, dive deep into two of her finest works: Convenience Store Woman and Life Ceremony.Ĭonvenience Store Woman is the story of 36-year old Keiko who has never fit in and has been working in a convenience store for 18 years. In this episode, we are discussing Sayaka Murata, a Japanese bestselling global phenomenon who has won all of Japan’s major literary prizes, and is known for penning Earthlings, Convenience Store Woman, and Life Ceremony. ❥ - Share your thoughts on Moshfegh! DM me at on Instagram. A gripping novel that meditates on a young woman’s damaged psyche, Eileen kept me turning pages because i’m anxious for what will unfold next.

If you’re up for a character-driven thriller, or been wanting to read a Moshfegh novel, then I highly recommend listening to this one. ・・✭✩ - Here’s to our very first Ottessa Moshfegh on the show! I’ve been anticipating to read and do a review of one of her works and I’m so happy that I finally get to do this! She works at a juvenile correctional facility and lives with her alcoholic father in a shambles of a house.Īs she fantasizes her ‘great escape’ from her dreary town, enters Rebecca Saint John-a contrasting character whom Eileen will be drawn into, of which will ultimately leads her into being complicit in a crime. Eileen is a portal into the mind of Eileen Dunlop-a 24 y/o woman who tries to make her life bearable by swimming in anger and self-loathing.

Eileen novel by ottessa moshfegh