Japanese novel "Butter" by Asako Yuzuki has won the debut fiction section at the 2025 British Book Awards, its Japanese publisher said Tuesday, as translations of the work enjoy a boom in critical and commercial recognition abroad.Yuzuki's novel, her first to be published in Britain, received the award on Monday local time, Shinchosha said.Since its release in the country in 2024, the book has won acclaim for exploring themes of misogyny, fatphobia and sexism in modern Japan.Yuzuki said it was "a great honor" and thanked English translator Polly Barton, her British publisher and booksellers…READ FULL ARTICLE
