Akira Otani
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Akira Otani is a pioneering Japanese author who made history by becoming the first Japanese writer to win the Dagger award for crime fiction in translation, recognized for her contributions to LGBTQ literature in a society often reluctant to embrace such narratives.
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Akira Otani is a Japanese author who won the Dagger award for crime fiction in translation.
Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’ | Fiction in translationThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-02-28
United Kingdom· 2026-02-28
