#akiraotani — Public Fediverse posts
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Akira Otani’s “The Night of Baba Yaga” is a genre-bending novel of violence and tenderness that defies easy categorization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/07/04/entertainment-news/akira-otani-the-night-of-baba-yaga-crime-writing-award/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #japaneseliterature #akiraotani #sambett #thenightofbabayaga #translation #lgbtq #yakuza
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Looking to diversify your reading list this Pride Month? Dive into these Japanese stories of same-sex love and self-discovery. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/06/11/books/pride-in-translation-lgbtq-fiction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #lgbtq #pride #yukiomishima #meredithweatherby #bananayoshimoto #meganbackus #kaoriekuni #emishimokawa #natsuokirino #philipgabriel #harukimurakami #likotomi #arthurreijimorris #akiraotani #sambett #nobukoyoshiya #marimori #hisaohiruma #makototakayama #naokawamoto #joseando
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Sam Bett’s translation of Akira Otani’s queer-coded yakuza thriller “The Night of Baba Yaga” will be released on July 2, the novel's English-language debut. “It’s not a safe book,” he says, “but I mean that in the most complimentary way.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/06/27/books/bett-otani-night-baba-yaga-book/ #culture #books #akiraotani #sambett #thenightofbabayaga #thriller #translation