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There s No Such Thing as an Easy Job, Kikuko Tsumura s first novel translated into English
12 Mar, 2021 08:00 PM
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By: Kiran Dass
With multiple lockdowns and the shift to many people working from home and workplaces becoming more flexible and adaptable over the past year, many people s attitudes to what pop philosopher Alain de Botton refers to
as the pleasures and sorrows of work has shifted dramatically. Work is a four-lettered word, and workers are becoming increasingly aware of burnout and the quest for more meaningful work.
This is the first novel translated into English (by Polly Barton) from the Japanese by Osaka-based writer Kikuko Tsumura. It s been compared to acclaimed books My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata – and, like those novels, it will chime with anyone suffering late-capitalism fatigue, workplace burnout and employment precarity anxiety. ....

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