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Hirotada Ototake
Japanese writer (born 1976)
Hirotada Ototake | |
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From left: Renhō, Hirotada Ototake, Mikiko Otonashi and Toshihiro Otsuka in 2011 | |
| Born | (1976-04-06) April 6, 1976 (age 48) Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | writer, teacher |
| Known for | No One's Perfect (Memoir) |
Hirotada Ototake (乙武 洋匡, Ototake Hirotada) (born April 6, 1976) is a Japanese writer from Tokyo, who has written in the memoir, fiction and sports journalism genres.[1][2]
Biography
Ototake was born without arms and legs due to tetra-amelia syndrome, a genetic disorder.
Ototake is most notable for his 1998 memoirNo One's Perfect (五体不満足, Gotai Fumanzoku) (ISBN 4770027648). Within a year of publication, the book became the third-best-selling book in Japan since World War II.[3] It has since been translated into English.[1]
After publishing his autobiography, Ototake became a successful sports jo