{"product_id":"9780349727936-the-fetishist","title":"The Fetishist","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea darkly comic tale of rage and revenge – ‘Exceptionally funny, frequently sexy’ Pandora Sykes\u003cbr\u003eA unique, compelling, and at times bitingly savage novel in the vein of SUCH A FUN AGE and MY SISTER, THE SERIAL KILLER.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIncandescent, astonishing, a miracle\u003c\/b\u003e' R. O. KWON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eThe Fetishist\u003c\/i\u003e, Min has left the world something original and highly potent\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eINDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSavage, horrible and very funny\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003ei-D MAGAZINE\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eIn this hilariously savage, poignant novel by acclaimed author Katherine Min, a grieving daughter's revenge on the man who caused her mother's death sets off a series of unexpected reckonings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a cold, gloomy night, twenty-three-year-old Kyoko stands in the rain with a knife in her hoodie's pocket. Her target is Daniel, who seduced Kyoko's mother then callously dropped her, leading to her death. But tonight, there will be repercussions. Following the unsuspecting Daniel home, Kyoko manages to get a rash kidnapping plot off the ground. and then nothing goes as planned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fetishist\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of three people - Kyoko, a Japanese American punk-rock singer full of rage and grief; Daniel, a philandering violinist forced to confront the wreckage of his past; and Alma, the love of Daniel's life, a Korean American cello prodigy long adored for her beauty, passion and talent, but who spends her final days examining if she was ever truly loved.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exuberant, provocative story that confronts race, complicity, visibility, and ideals of femininity, \u003ci\u003eThe Fetishist\u003c\/i\u003e was written before the celebrated author's untimely death in 2019. Startlingly present, as wise and powerful as it is utterly delightful, this novel cements Katherine Min's legacy as a writer with a singular voice for our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eKatherine Min is a singular, wildly talented voice and this is a trailblazing novel\u003c\/b\u003e' SHARLENE TEO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fetishist\u003c\/i\u003e is a wild, darkly funny ride\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTHE I\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eFiercely intelligent, perfectly crafted, and brimming with wit\u003c\/b\u003e' LISA KO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40961882816609,"sku":"9780349727936","price":16.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29644898.jpg?v=1725629749","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349727936-the-fetishist","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}