My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
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A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and loveāthe breakout hit by the celebrated author ofĀ A Tale for the Time BeingĀ andĀ The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozekiās mesmerizing debut novel has captivated readers and reviewers worldwide. When documentarian Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job producing a Japanese television show that just happens to be sponsored by an American meat-exporting business, she uncovers some unsavory truths about love, fertility, and a dangerous hormone called DES. Soon she will also cross paths with Akiko Ueno, a beleaguered Japanese housewife struggling to escape her overbearing husband. Hailed byĀ USA TodayĀ as ārare and provocativeā and awardedĀ the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim,Ā My Year of MeatsĀ is a modern-day take on Upton SinclairāsĀ The JungleĀ for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.
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My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
Ā
A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and loveāthe breakout hit by the celebrated author ofĀ A Tale for the Time BeingĀ andĀ The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozekiās mesmerizing debut novel has captivated readers and reviewers worldwide. When documentarian Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job producing a Japanese television show that just happens to be sponsored by an American meat-exporting business, she uncovers some unsavory truths about love, fertility, and a dangerous hormone called DES. Soon she will also cross paths with Akiko Ueno, a beleaguered Japanese housewife struggling to escape her overbearing husband. Hailed byĀ USA TodayĀ as ārare and provocativeā and awardedĀ the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim,Ā My Year of MeatsĀ is a modern-day take on Upton SinclairāsĀ The JungleĀ for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.
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My Year of Meats by Ruth Ozeki
Ā
A cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and loveāthe breakout hit by the celebrated author ofĀ A Tale for the Time BeingĀ andĀ The Book of Form and Emptiness
Ruth Ozekiās mesmerizing debut novel has captivated readers and reviewers worldwide. When documentarian Jane Takagi-Little finally lands a job producing a Japanese television show that just happens to be sponsored by an American meat-exporting business, she uncovers some unsavory truths about love, fertility, and a dangerous hormone called DES. Soon she will also cross paths with Akiko Ueno, a beleaguered Japanese housewife struggling to escape her overbearing husband. Hailed byĀ USA TodayĀ as ārare and provocativeā and awardedĀ the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim,Ā My Year of MeatsĀ is a modern-day take on Upton SinclairāsĀ The JungleĀ for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.
