There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job: by Kikuko Tsumura

There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job by Kikuko Tsumura is a surreal and witty novel about a young woman seeking a low-effort job after burning out. Tasked with bizarre assignments like monitoring hidden-camera feeds and writing slogans for disappearing shops, she gradually realizes she’s not searching for ease, but purpose.

Kikuko Tsumura is an award-winning Japanese author, recognized for her works on the struggles of modern workers. Polly Barton is the book’s translator, known for bringing contemporary Japanese literature to English readers.