Name: Hooked
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Author: Asako Yuzuki
ISBN: 9780008753832

Type

Physical Book

Author

Asako Yuzuki

Publisher

Fourth Estate

Year

2026

Language

English

Pages

368

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6cm x 13.5cm

ISBN13

9780008753832

Hooked

Asako Yuzuki (Author) · Fourth Estate · Paperback

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Synopsis "Hooked"

The unmissable new novel of friendship and dangerous obsession from Asako Yuzuki, the award-winning author of the global bestselling sensation Butter. Eriko really wouldn't mind being savaged, if it was her best friend doing the savaging … Eriko's life appears perfect – devoted parents, spotless apartment and a job in the seafood division of one of Japan's largest trading companies. Her latest project, to reintroduce the controversial Nile perch fish into the Japanese market, is characteristically ambitious.

But beneath her flawless surface she is wracked by loneliness. Eriko becomes fascinated with a popular blog written by a housewife, Shoko. Shoko’s posts about eating convenience store food and her untidy home are the opposite of the typical Japanese housewife’s manicured lifestyle.

When Eriko tracks Shoko down at her favourite restaurant and befriends her, Shoko is at first charmed by her new companion. But as Eriko’s obsession with Shoko deepens, her increasingly possessive behaviour starts to raise suspicion. As Eriko’s carefully laid plans begin to unravel, how far will she go to hold on to the best friend that she’s ever had? Beautifully translated by Polly Barton, Hooked is a thrilling and unsettling story of the line between friendship and dangerous obsession.

A delicious exploration of food, loneliness and womanhood in contemporary Japan, Hooked brings together all the ingredients for which Asako Yuzuki is so adored.

Asako Yuzuki

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Asako Yuzuki is a distinguished Japanese writer born in Tokyo in 1981. She graduated in French Literature from Rikkyo University. Her literary career took off after receiving the All Yomimono Award for New Writers for her story "Forget Me, Not Blue". She was later awarded the prestigious Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize and has been nominated five times for the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most important awards. Among her most notable works is "Butter" (2017), a fiction novel inspired by real events that addresses gender issues and has gained international recognition. In 2024, "Butter" was named Book of the Year by Waterstones in the United Kingdom, solidifying her success outside of Japan. Additionally, several of her novels have been adapted into films and television, reflecting her impact on contemporary Japanese culture.

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