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Butter

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內容簡介 直木賞五度入圍與本屋大賞入選常客——柚木麻子的卓越之作，細膩的女性內心述寫，一則新世代的女性生存寓言。口腹之欲與心緒渴望的完美映照，殺人嫌犯與採訪記者的內在對鏡，敏感銳利的對話剖白，虛實之間，直陳當代女性精神生活的繁茂與匱乏！昏暗不明中，奶油油脂形成的星空閃耀。何謂謊言？何謂真實？那種東西差不了多少……苦澀的感情、屈辱、恐懼，今後亦將盡情品嘗吧。那女人，真的殺死了男人們嗎？結婚詐欺後，被控殺死三名男性的嫌疑犯──梶井真奈子。令世人震驚的是她既不年輕、亦不美麗的外貌，以及對自身女性魅力高度自信的言行。震撼日本的真實案件為取材背景，一場誘惑與謎團共存的食／欲盛宴，直木賞五度入圍——柚木麻子的卓越之作，口腹之欲與心緒渴望的完美映照，殺人嫌犯與採訪記者的內在對鏡，敏感銳利的對話剖白，虛實之間，直陳當代女性精神生活的繁茂與匱乏！故事取材自二○○七至二○○九年間，發生於日本東京首都圈的木嶋佳苗騙婚殺人事件為構思藍圖，細膩談述兩個女人間的心緒流轉，形象與意念的借代與轉化。事件主角——梶井真奈子疑似以感情關係、假結婚詐欺，從三名男性身上騙取大量金錢並加以殺害，事件引起社會高度關注，更受矚目的是嫌犯既不年輕亦不貌美，卻意外能遊走男性之間，過著奢侈而崇尚美食饗宴的生活。一個被固有價值觀與眼光所反覆追問的是：如此不起眼的女性，究竟如何得逞？而任職於週刊雜誌的三十餘歲女性記者——町田里佳，在茫茫前途裡放手一搏，展開對梶井的訪問。然而，忠於欲望與享樂的梶井，不知不覺浸染了里佳的判斷，漸漸對其思考產生不可逆轉的影響，進而改變了與周遭朋友的感情連結。作者柚木麻子擅於女性內心世界的述寫，本書亦以極細膩敏銳且層層遞進的鋪陳，推展女性於社會與生活裡的內外在困境，織就一則新世代的女性生存寓言。極致華麗的BUTTER既象徵對欲望的索求，更隱喻物極必反則將油膩渾濁，凡事一體兩面，梶井犯案歷程的抽絲剝繭，以致里佳在採訪過程中的心緒流轉與高度自我檢驗，越掘越深的是案情，亦是自身欲望，陷入美好而萬惡的奶油色夢魘。本書介出自凱特文化創意出版出版社《Butter》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 margarineGourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Centre 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.

作者介紹

作者介紹 Asako YuzukiAsako 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 won the Yamamoto Shūgorō Award in 2015 for Nile Perch No Joshikai. She has been nominated multiple times for the Naoko Prize, and her novels have been adapted for television, radio and film.

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最佳賣點 : 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.