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Yuzuki, Asako, 1981-2024
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Journalist Rika Machida is facing an unusual assignment: she is tapped to investigate serial killer Manako Kajii, notorious for drawing rich men in with her pricey cooking classes, only to murder them and move on to the next. Kajii refuses to cooperate with the press until Rika writes her a letter asking for her beef stew recipe, a correspondence and ongoing series of conversations between the two women that sees Rika transforming as she becomes closer to Kajii, taking on some of her confidence and strength but also some of her deadly intention. Game on. Set in 2011, when dairy product shortages across Japan made butter a hot commodity, Butter depicts a vivid, panoramic view of contemporary Japan as seen through a diverse cast of Japanese women. An endlessly entertaining and sharply insightful look at the relationships between women and how they engage and challenge one another, revealing the many contradictions and complexities in the process, Asako Yuzuki's novel is filled with intoxicating descriptions of food and the body that also looks deeply at its connection to the sinister, criminal, and taboo, its enduring power and delight.
Main title:
Butter / Asako Yuzuki ; translated by Polly Barton.
Author:
Yuzuki, Asako, 1981-, authorBarton, Polly (Translator), translator
Imprint:
London : 4th Estate, 2024.©2024
Collation:
452 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
"First published in the Japanese language as BUTTER by SHINCHOSA Publishing Co., Ltd in Tokyo in 2017"--Title page verso.In English, translated from the Japanese.
ISBN:
978000867923197800086792319780008679231978000851168597800086792319780008679231
Dewey class:
895.636890.00
Language:
EnglishJapanese
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BRN:
553603
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - Crime | YUZU | Onloan - Due: 01 Jun 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - Crime | YUZU | Onloan - Due: 19 May 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - Crime | YUZU | Onloan - Due: 12 Jun 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - Crime | YUZU | Onloan - Due: 27 May 2024 |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | 890.00 | On order |