abstract:Shinichi Hoshi (星 新一 Hoshi Shin'ichi, September 6, 1926 – December 30, 1997) was a Japanese novelist and science fiction writer. He is 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.
The Nikkei Hoshi Shinichi Literary Award is named afterHoshi Shinichi, aJapanesesciencefictionauthor whose books include "The WhimsicalRobot" and "GreetingsfromOuterSpace.