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HOSHINO
Tomoyuki |
| Tomoyuki Hoshino was born in 1965 in Los Angeles. His family returned
to Japan in 1968, and he attended primary and secondary schools in the
greater Tokyo/Yokohama area. He graduated with a degree in
literature from Waseda University in 1988. After working for the SANKEI
newspaper as a journalist for two years, he left Japan to study abroad in
Mexico from 1991-92. After briefly returning to Japan, he received a
Mexican government scholarship and resumed his studies in Mexico, where he
stayed until August of 1995. From 1996-2000, he tried his hand at
writing subtitles for Latin American and Spanish films. Hoshino's debut novel THE LAST GASP was published in 1997 and awarded the Bungei Prize. His second novel THE MERMAID SINGS WAKE UP was published in 2000 and awarded the Mishima Prize. In 2003, he was awarded the Noma Bungei award for FANTASISTA, a collection of three novellas. His other book-length works include NABURIAI (1999), THE POISONED SINGLES HOT SPRINGS (2002), LONELY HEARTS KILLER (2004), ALKALOID LOVERS (2005), THE WORUSSIAN-JAPANESE TRAGEDY (2005), THE TALE OF RAINBOW AND CHLOE (2006), WE, KITTENS (2006), THE EXAMINATION ROOM FOR PLANTS (2007). He was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize for new writers twice, once for the novella SAND PLANET in 2002 and again THE EXAMINATION ROOM FOR PLANTS in 2007. From 2004-2007, he taught creative writing at Waseda University. He continues to write fiction, as well as essays and guest commentaries for newspapers and journals on topics ranging from sports to politics. In 2006, the literary journal BUNGEI dedicated a special issue to Hoshino's writing that includes interviews, commentaries by other writers and critics, and the short story NO FATHERS CLUB. In addition to his time in Mexico, Hoshino has traveled widely throughout Latin America, as well as Spain, Taiwan, Korea, the U.S., England, and India. He has participated in Writers' Caravans with authors from India and Taiwan, and he continues to forge ties with his literary counterparts elsewhere in Asia. His fiction has won him the admiration of notable figures such as the celebrated Korean poet Hwang Ji-woo, who urged Hoshino to continue writing literature with "great depth of feeling." Hoshino is also an avid soccer fan and amateur player whose commentaries on the game (including the politics of the 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by Korea and Japan) have attracted a following independent of his fiction. He maintains a blog (in Japanese) at http://hoshinot.exblog.jp/. |