{"product_id":"butter-a-novel-of-food-and-murder","title":"Butter:  A Novel of Food and Murder","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"contributors___d5659\"\u003eAsako Yuzuki, Polly Barton (Translated by)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex dir-col\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-width-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eBACKLIST \u003c\/b\u003e| Oct 29, 2024\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003eTrade Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"MuiList-root MuiList-padding css-1wduhak\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Women\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Psychological\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Literary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Crime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ World Literature \/ Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Thrillers \/ Crime\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Thrillers \/ Psychological\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Cultural Heritage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ Feminist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MuiListItem-root MuiListItem-gutters MuiListItem-padding css-146xefr\"\u003eFiction \/ City Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"related-products-container\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e464\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"biblioTwoItemContainer___QeMy0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e20.3 cm H | 13.5 cm W | 2.7 cm T | 340.2 g Wt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"dotDot\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe cult Japanese bestseller, a literary thriller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer, and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere are two things that I simply cannot tolerate: feminists and margarine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGourmet 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 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRika, 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real case of a convicted con woman and serial killer—the “Konkatsu Killer”—Asako Yuzuki’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eButter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance, and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Trade Paperback","offer_id":52856736612649,"sku":"9780063236417","price":389.8,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/9420\/7529\/files\/9780063236417_59732.jpg?v=1774025543","url":"https:\/\/www.bookup.com.mx\/products\/butter-a-novel-of-food-and-murder","provider":"BOOKUPMX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}