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“There are two things that I simply cannot tolerate: feminists and margarine.” The cult Japanese bestseller about a female foodie-cook-serial killer and the journalist who visits her in prison, intent on cracking her case, was inspired by a true story. The author delves into the mysteries of the human heart with deep insight and gentle wit. Characters evolve before us; we understand them, then we don’t, at all. While about love and friendship, the novel contains the best descriptions of taste and the experience of eating I’ve ever read—and one my character Julia McWilliams (Child) might surely have relished.
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3 authors picked Butter as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.
A BBC 'BETWEEN THE COVERS' BOOK CLUB PICK
'Compelling, delightfully weird, often uncomfortable' PANDORA SYKES
'Unputdownable, breathtakingly original' ERIN KELLY
'I have been glued to Asako Yuzuki's new novel Butter' NIGEL SLATER
'A full-fat, Michelin-starred treat' THE TIMES
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…
