{"product_id":"my-year-of-meats-paperback","title":"My Year of Meats - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Ozeki\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA cross-cultural tale of two women brought together by the intersections of television and industrial agriculture, fertility and motherhood, life and love--the breakout hit by the celebrated author of \u003ci\u003eA Tale for the Time Being \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Form and Emptiness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ruth Ozeki's 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 by \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eas \"rare and provocative\" and awarded the Kirayama Prize for Literature of the Pacific Rim, \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Meats \u003c\/i\u003eis a modern-day take on Upton Sinclair's \u003ci\u003eThe Jungle\u003c\/i\u003e for fans of Michael Pollan, Margaret Atwood, and Barbara Kingsolver.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Ozeki \u003c\/b\u003eis a novelist, filmmaker, and Zen Buddhist priest. She is the award-winning author of three novels, \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Meats\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Over Creation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Tale for the Time Being\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2013 Booker Prize. Her nonfiction work includes a memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Face: A Time Code, \u003c\/i\u003e and the documentary film, \u003ci\u003e Halving the Bones. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is affiliated with the Everyday Zen Foun­dation and teaches creative writing at Smith College, where she is the Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.06 x 5.12 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52087580000557,"sku":"9780140280463","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/my-year-of-meats-paperback-8752580.webp?v=1780163478","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/my-year-of-meats-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}