Star Shin Short Story Collection

Author: Shinichi Hoshino
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: This book is a collection of works by the renowned contemporary Japanese novelist Shinichi Hoshino. It includes fifty-five pieces selected from the author's three best-selling novel collections. Shinichi Hoshino's ultra-short stories are celebrated for their unexpected plots and natural, vivid language. The works collected in this book are rich in imagination and profound in meaning, while also reflecting, to some extent, the realities of Japanese society and the various attitudes of the Japanese people. It is a highly readable collection of stories and an excellent introductory book for learning the Japanese language.
Author Bio: Shinichi Hoshino was born in Tokyo in 1926 and graduated from the Faculty of Agriculture at Tokyo University. In 1957, he co-founded Japan's first science fiction magazine "Cosmic Dust." He later gained fame for his unique ultra-short stories. In 1968, he won the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for his novel Delusion Bank. Over his lifetime, he created over a thousand novels and passed away in 1997.