{"product_id":"my-year-of-meats-9780140280463","title":"My Year of Meats","description":"\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 \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-8179433\"\u003eRuth Ozeki\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.12w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140280463\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0140280464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC045000\"\u003eFamily Life | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707772244205,"sku":"9780140280463","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_8c88e204-ef73-4a86-bbbb-6b278b6d3d3c.jpg?v=1650078348","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/my-year-of-meats-9780140280463","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}