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'Incandescent, astonishing, a miracle' R. O. KWON

'With The Fetishist, Min has left the world something original and highly potent' INDEPENDENT

'Savage, horrible and very funny' i-D MAGAZINE

In this hilariously savage, poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, a grieving daughter's revenge on the man who caused her mother's…

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2 authors picked The Fetishist as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Min's knotty tale is almost thriller-like in its plot, but she unpicks the threads of the overlapping relationships between her characters with such patience, insight and poetry. It's a heartbreaking book that explores the uncomfortable tension between extreme pain and extreme beauty, as well as bringing sharp insights into the way in which Asian women are profiled and fetishised in the classical music world.

I liked this book because of the very original and largely unwritten about description of what it is like to be an Asian woman in facing the male gaze and assumptions of Caucasian men. The author's anger and insight shine through in a way which was uncomfortable at times to read. I found it to be enlightening, and the author deserves a great deal of posthumous credit for her voice and the elegant way in which she expressed herself.

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