The cult Japanese bestseller and word-of-mouth sensation — a rich, unsettling novel about food, womanhood and obsession, inspired by a real-life criminal case and translated by Polly Barton.
Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in a Tokyo detention centre, convicted of seducing and murdering a string of lonely businessmen with her exquisite home cooking. The nation is gripped by her case, but Kajii refuses to speak to the press — until journalist Rika Machida writes to ask for her recipe for beef stew, and Kajii can't resist replying.
What begins as research becomes something closer to a masterclass — in cooking, in appetite, in desire. As the two women's visits unfold, Rika feels something awakening in her with every meal, and begins to wonder whether she and Kajii have more in common than she ever imagined.
A vivid, simmering exploration of misogyny, obsession and the transgressive pleasures of food, Butter is perfect for fans of literary Japanese fiction and slow-burn psychological intrigue.
Paperback · Japanese literary fiction · Available at Book Tanks, delivered across Malaysia.
Book details
Author: Asako Yuzuki
ISBN: 9780008511715
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Genre: Japanese literary fiction
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