Mystery Writers of Japan Award
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (1968) award
Shinichi Hoshi
ほし しんいち
Hoshi Shinichi
Pen Names:
Shinichi Hoshi（Pen name used as author）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1926-09-06 （Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo）
- Died
- 1997-12-30 （Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JCHO Takanawa Hospital） age 71
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo → Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Science Fiction Writer
- Active Years
- 1949-1996
- Influenced By
- Osamu Dazai, Yasunari Kawabata, Sokonan Sugimura, Masayuki Shiro, Henry Slesar, Ray Bradbury, Anatole France, Frederik Pohl, Robert Sheckley, Robert A. Heinlein
- Influenced
- Motoko Arai, Yu Esaka
- Nominations
- Nominated for 44th Naoki Prize (1960)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture | Faculty of Agriculture | Department of Agricultural Chemistry | 修士 | 1945-1948 | Japan |
University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture
Faculty of Agriculture
/ Department of Agricultural Chemistry
Degree:
修士
Period:
1945-1948
Year of Graduation:
1948
Country:
Japan
Majored in Agricultural Chemistry; master's thesis on amylase production by Aspergillus species in liquid culture
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Japan Mystery Writers Association Award | Moso Ginko | — | Japan Mystery Writers Association | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Special Award of the Nihon SF Taisho Award | — | — | Science Fiction Writers of Japan | 受賞 |
Japan Mystery Writers Association Award
1968
Work:
Moso Ginko
Organization:
Japan Mystery Writers Association
Result:
受賞
Special Award of the Nihon SF Taisho Award
1998
Organization:
Science Fiction Writers of Japan
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nihon SF Grand Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (1998) special award
Works
Major Works
Bokko-chan
1971 Science fiction, Short short 50 pagesA collection of fables depicting a future society.
future societyfablerobots
Translations
- English
Mirai Isoppu
1971 Short shortA collection of fables about the future society.
fablesfuture
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Universal and concise style with periodic updates to anachronismsRestrained depiction of violence and sexual content
- Recurring Motifs
- Mr. NAvoidance of question and exclamation marksFable-like themes
Health
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Oral cancer1994年頃Diagnosed and operated in 1994.
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Interstitial pneumonia1997年末Cause of death in 1997.
Legacy
Shinichi Hoshi was called the god of short short stories and respected as one of the 'Big Three' of Japanese science fiction. Posthumous studies and evaluations continue.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction Writers of Japan
Quotes
-
The god of short short stories.
Source: Quoted by SF fans and critics
Trivia
- One of the rare authors who was also president of a publicly traded company.
- Approximately 180 cm tall.
- He rarely allowed adaptations of his works during his lifetime.