'Vanishing World': Sayaka Murata’s vision of a sex-hating society

From the author who brought you “woman who’s one with a convenience store” and “woman who’s sure she’s an alien,” comes a brand new dystopian adventure — “woman with 40 imaginary lovers.” Sayaka Murata has gained a cult following for speculative stories that start with familiar domestic scenes and spiral out to wild and outlandish conclusions. Her novel “ Convenience Store Woman ,” about an oddball 30-something-year-old woman with few aspirations beyond her part-time konbini job, was a smash hit, earning her mainstream success in Japan and abroad.

Her 2015 novel, “Vanishing World,” released in English on April 15 with translations by Ginny Tapley Takemori , is a loose salad of thought experiments that lean toward sci-fi. Vanishing World, by Sayaka Murata. Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori.



240 pages, GROVE ATLANTIC, fiction..