Book
Butter : a novel of food and murder / Asako Yuzuki ; translated by Polly Barton.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063236400 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 452 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "English translation originally published in Great Britain in 2024 by 4th Estate."--Title page verso. Originally published as: Butter. Tokyo : Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd, 2017. |
| Language Note: | In English, translated from the Japanese. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Misogyny > Fiction. Murder > Fiction. Women cooks > Fiction. Women journalists > Fiction. Women serial murderers > Fiction. Tokyo (Japan) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Novels. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Other Formats and Editions
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Yuzuk | 31681010367936 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
After asking for a beef stew recipe, a solitary Tokyo journalist begins corresponding with a gourmet cook convicted of killing multiple lonely businessmen and notices herself slowly beginning to change after each meal she eats. 50,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
"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"-- - HARPERCOLL
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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
There are two things that I simply cannot tolerate: feminists and margarine.
Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in the Tokyo Detention House convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, whom she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nationâs 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 canât 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 master class in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii, but it seems that Rika might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body. Do she and Kajii have more in common than she once thought?
Inspired by the real case of a convicted con woman and serial killerâthe âKonkatsu KillerââAsako Yuzukiâs Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance, and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.
