01805cam a2200409 i 4500 584013644 TxAuBib 20220718120000.0 220520s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022023663 9780802159588 hardcover 0802159583 hardcover TxAuBib rda eng jpn Murata, Sayaka, 1979- Life ceremony : stories / Sayaka Murata ; translated from the Japanese by Ginny Tapley Takemori. First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition. New York : Grove Press, 2022. 244 pages ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier A first-rate material -- A magnifcent spread -- A summer night's kiss -- Two's family -- The time of the large star -- Poochie -- Life ceremony -- Body magic -- Lower on the breeze -- Puzzle -- Eating the city -- Hatchling. Blending together humor and horror, this stellar short-story collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, translated into English for the first time, portrays weird love, heartfelt friendships and the unsettling nature of human existence. 20220718. Translated from the Japanese. Attitude (Psychology) Fiction. Dogmatism Fiction. Stereotypes (Social psychology) Fiction. Rigidity (Psychology) Fiction. Common sense Fiction. Psychology, Pathological Fiction. Short stories. Psychological fiction. Takemori, Ginny Tapley,. Seimeishiki English.