Butter: The Cult New Japanese Bestselling Novel

Butter: The Cult New Japanese Bestselling Novel

Author: Asako Yuzuki

ISBN: 978-0008710637

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Book Overview

'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 ‹ full-fat, Michelin-starred treat THE TIMESThe 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.

Browse this title within our Fiction Books collection. Edition details: Images in this review, English, 464 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-0008710637.

About the Author

Asako Yuzuki was born in Tokyo in 1981. She won the All Yomimono Award for New Writers for her story, ‘Forget Me, Not Blue’, which appeared in her debut, Shuuten No Anoko, published in 2010. She has been nominated multiple times for the Naoko Prize, and her novels have been adapted for television, radio and film. Butter, her first novel translated into English, won Waterstones Book of the Year 2024, the Books Are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award and Fiction Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards, among other accolades.

Book Specifications & Quick Facts

Reading Level
General Fiction Readers (All Ages)
Language & Format
English • Images in this review
ISBN Reference
978-0008710637
Publisher
Fourth Estate Ltd
Pan-India Delivery
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What is this book about?

'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 ‹ full-fat, Michelin-starred treat THE TIMESThe cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial...

Who should read this book?

Essential reading for students, entrepreneurs, and curious minds seeking practical life insights, productivity principles, and deeper intellectual perspectives.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

  • You’ll love Butter if you enjoy fiction that’s bold, unsettling, and impossible to put down. This cult Japanese bestseller blends true-crime intrigue with sharp social commentary, wrapped in rich descriptions of food, desire, and power. As the tension between a notorious female serial killer and a determined journalist deepens, you’re pulled into a story that questions feminism, obsession, and control. It’s provocative, stylish, and deliciously uncomfortable in the best way.
  • Published by Fourth Estate Ltd.
  • Language: English.
  • Page count: 464.

Catalog Description

'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 ‹ full-fat, Michelin-starred treat THE TIMESThe 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.

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