Name: Butter
Price: 12.74 EUR
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Author: Asako Yuzuki
ISBN: 9780008511715

Type

Physical Book

Author

Asako Yuzuki

Publisher

HarperCollins

Year

2025

Language

English

Pages

464

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

198 x 129 x 38 mm

ISBN13

9780008511715

Butter

Asako Yuzuki (Author) · HarperCollins · Paperback

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Synopsis "Butter"

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story, and translated by Polly Barton.

There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine.

Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation’s imagination but Kajii refuses to speak with the press, entertaining no visitors. That is, until journalist Rika Machida writes a letter asking for her recipe for beef stew and Kajii can’t resist writing back.

Rika, the only woman in her news office, works late each night, rarely cooking more than ramen. As the visits unfold between her and the steely Kajii, they are closer to a masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body, might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought?

Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer", Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.

Asako Yuzuki

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Asako Yuzuki is a distinguished Japanese writer born in Tokyo in 1981. She graduated in French Literature from Rikkyo University. Her literary career took off after receiving the All Yomimono Award for New Writers for her story "Forget Me, Not Blue". She was later awarded the prestigious Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize and has been nominated five times for the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most important awards. Among her most notable works is "Butter" (2017), a fiction novel inspired by real events that addresses gender issues and has gained international recognition. In 2024, "Butter" was named Book of the Year by Waterstones in the United Kingdom, solidifying her success outside of Japan. Additionally, several of her novels have been adapted into films and television, reflecting her impact on contemporary Japanese culture.

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