--- product_id: 404653076 title: "Life Ceremony: stories" price: "$7.53" currency: USD in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.us/products/404653076-life-ceremony-stories store_origin: US region: United States of America --- # Life Ceremony: stories **Price:** $7.53 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Life Ceremony: stories - **How much does it cost?** $7.53 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.us](https://www.desertcart.us/products/404653076-life-ceremony-stories) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the author of international bestseller Convenience Store Woman comes a collection of short fiction: weird, out of this world and like nothing you've read before. An engaged couple falls out over the husband's dislike of clothes and objects made from human materials; a young girl finds herself deeply enamoured with the curtain in her childhood bedroom; people honour their dead by eating them and then procreating. Published in English for the first time, this exclusive edition also includes the story that first brought Sayaka Murata international acclaim: 'A Clean Marriage', which tells the story of a happily asexual couple who must submit to some radical medical procedures if they are to conceive a longed-for child. Mixing taboo-breaking body horror with feminist revenge fables, old ladies who love each other and young women finding empathy and transformation in unlikely places, Life Ceremony is a wild ride to the outer edges of one of the most original minds in contemporary fiction. Review: Beautiful - A selection of stories with one unifying theme. They were all quite beautiful and really enjoyable albeit sad at times. Lots of asexual themes, lots of pondering about what’s considered normal and why, reflecting on what it means to have a body, to be alive, of the roles one has in society, the connection and meaning we are all so desperate for… If you are here merely to be shocked you will miss out on the more precious things these stories can offer. This book has a lot of depth, it can inspire you to think about your own life long after you put it down… Very engaging storytelling that draws you in from the first page - but so little time was allowed to enjoy some of the stories, to immerse oneself in all these unique perspectives as they were too short and had abrupt endings. I did however adore the longer ones and realising that each story is a different angle of the same theme somehow made the shorter stories feel more complete later. Overall, I adored the experience and can’t wait to read more by this author. Review: Bizarre Tabo stories that leave you asking yourself deep questions - What Sayaka Murata has produced is a collection of bizarre tabo stories that leave you asking yourself deep questions about your life and society. The only reason I’m not giving this five stars is that at some points I felt so uncomfortable I couldn’t stop thinking about the themes in this book. But maybe that’s why I should give it 5!? ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 1,779,056 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 1,928 in Short Stories (Books) 9,775 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 900 Reviews | ## Images ![Life Ceremony: stories - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71ZVr7NTAOL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful *by M***A on 8 October 2025* A selection of stories with one unifying theme. They were all quite beautiful and really enjoyable albeit sad at times. Lots of asexual themes, lots of pondering about what’s considered normal and why, reflecting on what it means to have a body, to be alive, of the roles one has in society, the connection and meaning we are all so desperate for… If you are here merely to be shocked you will miss out on the more precious things these stories can offer. This book has a lot of depth, it can inspire you to think about your own life long after you put it down… Very engaging storytelling that draws you in from the first page - but so little time was allowed to enjoy some of the stories, to immerse oneself in all these unique perspectives as they were too short and had abrupt endings. I did however adore the longer ones and realising that each story is a different angle of the same theme somehow made the shorter stories feel more complete later. Overall, I adored the experience and can’t wait to read more by this author. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Bizarre Tabo stories that leave you asking yourself deep questions *by A***R on 18 February 2024* What Sayaka Murata has produced is a collection of bizarre tabo stories that leave you asking yourself deep questions about your life and society. The only reason I’m not giving this five stars is that at some points I felt so uncomfortable I couldn’t stop thinking about the themes in this book. But maybe that’s why I should give it 5!? ### ⭐⭐⭐ Life in Disturbia *by J***G on 10 September 2023* To pick up a Sayaka Murata book is to implicitly agree to be shocked out of your wits and park your discomfort and squeamishness at the door. In that sense, this collection of short stories fulfils that expectation. Most of the stories frame the human as part of the larger ecology. The titular story, in a ghastly fashion, challenges our preconceptions about what is the rightful way to celebrate death as part of life, not quite in the “ashes to ashes, dust to dust” fashion. Elsewhere, what makes a marriage, the different personas we adopt with different communities, our relationship with the environment we live in, are all examined with Murata’s signature offbeat and often deadpan humour (if it could be called that). The collection is admittedly engaging, in its morbid way, but some of the stories felt unfinished, and if there was a social commentary, did not quite make their mark, beyond the (presumed) intent to shock and/or revile. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.us/products/404653076-life-ceremony-stories](https://www.desertcart.us/products/404653076-life-ceremony-stories) --- *Product available on Desertcart United States of America* *Store origin: US* *Last updated: 2026-06-17*