Butter : a novel of food and murder
Book
First U.S. edition.
"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 can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine. Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Center convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who 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. 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 masterclass in food than journalistic research. Rika hopes this gastronomic exchange will help her soften Kajii but it seems that she might be the one changing. With each meal she eats, something is awakening in her body, might she and Kaji have more in common than she once thought? Inspired by the real case of the convicted con woman and serial killer, "The Konkatsu Killer," Asako Yuzuki’s Butter is a vivid, unsettling exploration of misogyny, obsession, romance and the transgressive pleasures of food in Japan." -- Jacket flap.
Available copies
- 12 of 19 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
4 current holds with 19 total copies.View other formats and editions
| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford Free Library | FIC YUZ (Text) New Book |
31002150856382 |
Checked out 05/27/2025 |
| Chappaqua Library | FICTION YUZUKI (Text) Fiction |
31005153432044 |
Available - |
| Croton Free Library | FICTION/YUZUKI (Text) Fiction |
31006151968195 |
Available - |
| Dobbs Ferry Public Library | YUZUKI (Text) Fiction |
31007151528666 |
In transit - |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION YUZUKI (Text) Fiction |
31008152726283 |
Available - |
| Greenburgh Public Library | YUZUKI (Text) Fiction |
31009154331411 |
Checked out 06/03/2025 |
| Harrison Public Library | YUZUKI, A. (Text) Fiction |
31010300346386 |
Available - |
| Hendrick Hudson Free Library | YUZUKI, ASAKO (Text) Fiction |
31016151862702 |
Checked out 05/27/2025 |
| Larchmont Public Library | YUZUKI (Text) Fiction |
31014153076306 |
Checked out 05/30/2025 |
| Lewisboro Library | FICTION YUZUKI (Text) New Fiction |
31032151458953 |
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