Face To Face

Season 9 Episode 2: Murata Sayaka: Revealing Truth Through Fantasy

Murata Sayaka is a novelist who has gained a cult following worldwide. She soared to fame with "Convenience Store Woman," a novel that explores the challenges and consequences of nonconformity. The work asks readers to consider what it means to be normal. In "Life Ceremony," she challenges social taboos regarding life, death, and sex, depicting a world where ritualistic cannibalism has become a way to survive. A frequent guest at international literary festivals, she explains the unusual process through which her stories unfold.

Genre:

Documentary, Talk

Seasons:

12

Episodes:

101

Cast:

Robert Campbell

Quality:

HD

Duration:

28 min

First Air:

2015

Rating:

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