There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura (English) Paperback Book

Description: There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description _______________Surreal and unsettling - Observer Cultural HighlightWise, comical and exceptionally relatable - Zeba TalkhaniQuietly hilarious and deeply attuned to the uncanny rhythms and deadpan absurdity of the daily grind - Sharlene Teo_______________A woman walks into an employment agency and requests a job that requires no reading, no writing – and ideally, very little thinking.She is sent to an office building where she is tasked with watching the hidden-camera feed of an author suspected of storing contraband goods. But observing someone for hours on end isnt so easy. How will she stay awake? When can she take delivery of her favourite brand of tea? And, perhaps more importantly – how did she find herself in this situation in the first place?As she moves from job to job, writing bus adverts for shops that mysteriously disappear, and composing advice for rice cracker wrappers that generate thousands of devoted followers, it becomes increasingly apparent that shes not searching for the easiest job at all, but something altogether more meaningful..._______________An irreverent but thoughtful voice, with light echoes of Haruki Murakami ... the book is uncannily timely ... a novel as smart as is quietly funny - Financial TimesPolly Bartons translation skilfully captures the protagonists dejected, anxious voice and her deadpan humour ... imaginative and unusual - Times Literary Supplement Author Biography Kikuko Tsumura was born in Osaka, Japan, where she still lives today. In her first job out of college, Tsumura experienced workplace harassment and quit after ten months to retrain and find another position, an experience that inspired her to write stories about young workers. She has won numerous Japanese literary awards including the Akutagawa Prize and the Noma Literary New Face Prize, and her first short story translated into English, The Water Tower and the Turtle, won a PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology recognized Tsumuras work with a New Artist award in 2016. Theres No Such Thing as an Easy Job is her first novel to be translated into English.Polly Barton is a translator of Japanese literature and non-fiction, based in the UK. Stories she has translated have appeared in Words Without Borders, Granta and The White Review. Full-length translations include Spring Garden by Tomoka Shibasaki and Where the Wild Ladies Are by Aoko Matsuda. After being awarded the 2019 Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, she is currently working on a non-fiction book entitled Fifty Sounds. Details ISBN 1526622254 ISBN-13 9781526622259 Title There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job Author Kikuko Tsumura Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 416 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC GE_Item_ID:133344656; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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