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Known For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

September 6, 1926

Died

December 30, 1997 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As

  • 星新一
  • 星親一

Shinichi Hoshi

Biography

Shinichi Hoshi was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer best known for his "short-short" science fiction stories, often no more than three or four pages in length, of which he wrote over 1000. He also wrote mysteries and won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Mōsō Ginkō in 1968.

Known For

Writing