Life Ceremony: Stories Binding:Paperback the master chess player makes

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Life Ceremony: Stories Binding:Paperback the master chess player makesThe long awaited first short story collection by the author of the cult sensation Convenience Store Woman, tales of weird love, heartfelt friendships, and the unsettling nature of human existence With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stories ever to be translated into English. In Japan, Murata is particularly admired for her short stories, which are sometimes sweet, sometimes shocking, and always