Everything you need to understand or teach Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata.
In Sayaka Murata's Life Ceremony, the author presents 12 short stories which blur the boundaries of the real and the surreal. No matter the parameters of these narrative realms, all of Murata's protagonists and narrators are wrestling with the truth of who they are in the context of ever-transforming societal standards. Characters facing adversity, struggling to fit in, adopting to intimate relationships, or environmental changes work to reconcile their exterior and internal worlds. Embracing elements of the surreal, the fantastic, and the horrific, the stories collected in Life Ceremony explore themes including societal change, identity, and intimacy and connection.
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