Join Japanese author Asako Yuzuki as she talks about her twisty treat of a novel, Butter, and the connections between food, gender and the joy of eating.
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10 May
17:30
Capitol
60 mins
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Assisted Listening
Wheelchair
Viral sensation Asako Yuzuki serves up Butter – a delicious thriller exploring bodies, gendered labour, the pleasures of epicureanism and the media’s obsession with true crime.
Butter is the story of a young tabloid journalist, Rika, who makes contact with Manako Kajii, a notorious serial killer of lonely older men. As Rika becomes obsessed with Manako’s culinary skills, the two women are drawn into a shared realm of transgressive pleasure and hedonistic appetite.
Join the author as she discusses the connections between food, gender and the joy of eating. With host Beejay Silcox.
This event will be translated live from Japanese to English.
Supported by the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
Butter is the story of a young tabloid journalist, Rika, who makes contact with Manako Kajii, a notorious serial killer of lonely older men. As Rika becomes obsessed with Manako’s culinary skills, the two women are drawn into a shared realm of transgressive pleasure and hedonistic appetite.
Join the author as she discusses the connections between food, gender and the joy of eating. With host Beejay Silcox.
This event will be translated live from Japanese to English.
Supported by the Faculty of Arts, University of Melbourne
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