Shinichi Hoshi

Japanese artist and writer (1926-1997) · Japan · On the map · Artists · Died at 71

Shin’ichi 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.

Shinichi Hoshi is read about 502 times a day, in 19 languages.

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