Faith

Is there a moment when you stopped believing in this reality?
“Faith”: I am a realist who often says, “How much does this cost?” Yet, those around me don’t understand me and gradually keep their distance. My younger sister even spoke ill of me, saying, “Sister’s ‘reality’ is actually a cult, isn’t it?” Just then, an old classmate asked me to form a new religion to make money. To live a normal life, I decided to join and asked my classmate to brainwash me…
Other included works—
“Survival”: In the future, due to harsh living conditions, “survival rate” is more important than anything else. To improve their survival rate, everyone studies and works hard from a young age. With a C-level survival rate, I decided to stop striving and become a “wild person.”
“The Unfinished Novel”: Because of a friend’s comment, “This thing is just like a robot vacuum cleaner, very convenient,” I decided to buy four clones. I called myself Natsuko A, and the clones Natsuko B, C, D, and E. From then on, the lives of the five Natsukos began…
Sayaka Murata uses calm and concise language to tell eight stories full of sci-fi and absurdity.
【Editor's Recommendation】:
* Akutagawa Prize winner, author of "Convenience Store Woman," Sayaka Murata, once again dismantles the social norms people firmly believe in with her calm madness.
* Surreal • Absurd • Fantasy • Mind-bending • Slightly eerie • Short story collection
* Is the distinction between “normal humans” and “abnormal humans” determined by numbers?
* The world says I'm not normal. Is the world normal?
【Media Reviews】:
Her work is short, elegant, and deadpan, exploring what each of us must give up to participate in this society. Her characters, in many ways, are the embodiment of Japanese anxieties. — The New York Times
Her work is intoxicating like a sake mojito. — Vogue
Her work is often unsettling, fast-paced, with its own peculiar, ill-timed humor. — The Guardian

2025-04-20

上海译文出版社

160

9787532797509