A Remarkable Night-time Shop

Random and extraordinary encounters in a Korean convenience store

Uncanny Convenience Store brings a story full of hope, humanity, and unexpected encounters. At the centre of the narrative is a mysterious man nicknamed Dokgo, who goes from being homeless to working the night shift at a small convenience store. Although he suffers from partial memory loss and appears clumsy, his presence gradually begins to change the lives of everyone around him—from the seventy-year-old shop owner to an ambitious student preparing for her civil service exams and an exhausted sales representative.
Within the walls of an unassuming convenience store, a story of second chances, forgiveness, and the power of community unfolds. Author Kim Ho-yeon masterfully weaves together the fates of individual characters, their daily joys and sorrows, creating a multi-layered novel that will make the reader both laugh and cry. Through intimate portraits of ordinary people, he uncovers the universal themes of redemption, interpersonal relationships, and finding one's place in the world.