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This review is from: Supermarket: A Novel (Hardcover)
A novel about the grocery business in the Japan of forty years ago? Yes, that's the premise of this strangely enjoyable book.
The surface story has shenanigans taking place in the fresh foods and clothing departments of one of Japan's new venture into 'supermarkets'. Our protagonist, Kojima, has taken the leap from banking to an industry he knows nothing about. We follow him and his fellow employees through several years as they try to turn a profit from this new type of store that they copied from America. Writing in a spare style, we learn only what we need to know to advance the story. I got the sense that the author and translator worked together to put this into English; and it resulted in a well written story. 'Supermarket' is a relaxing low key look at a section of Japanese life catching up with the west after the 1940's. Some of the underlying story is about moral and ethical issues that add depth to the book. This is definitely a book with a unique plot. I enjoyed it. |
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Supermarket: A Novel by Satoshi Azuchi (Hardcover - February 3, 2009)
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