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Novelist Otani becomes Japan's 1st to win British crime writing award

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A Japanese novelist on Thursday became her country's first to win a major British award for crime and mystery writing, highlighting a boom in the popularity of translated Japanese fiction.

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Japanese yakuza novel wins UK award for crime fiction in translation

A novel depicting yakuza gangster life by a Japanese author has won a prestigious British award for crime fiction.

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Novelist Otani becomes Japan's 1st to win British crime writing award

A Japanese novelist on Thursday became her country's first to win a major British award for crime and mystery writing, highlighting a boom in the popularity of translated Japanese fiction.

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Akira Otani's "the Nights of Baba Yaga" Wins British Dagger Award; First Japanese Work to Win Translation Award: Asahi Shimbun

The CWA Awards (Dagger Awards), given by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) to outstanding crime and mystery novels, were announced on the night of the 3rd (morning of the 4th Japan time), with Akira Otani's English translation of "The Night of Baba Yaga" winning the Translation Category.

2 days ago·Tokyo, Japan

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