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3 unusual facts about Tomoyuki Hoshino


Adrienne Carey Hurley

English translation of Tomoyuki Hoshino's novel Lonely Hearts Killer (originally published in Japanese as Ronrii haatsu kiraa in 2004).

Tomoyuki Hoshino

In 2006, his critique of Ichiro Suzuki's remarks at the World Baseball Classic were considered controversial by some, and so have some of his other writings related to Japanese nationalism, the emperor, sexuality, bullying, and Japanese society.

His short story "Chino" has been translated into English by Lucy Fraser, and is now part of his short story collection "We, the Children of Cats" (2012), otherwise translated by Brian Bergstrom, and his novel Lonely Hearts Killer has been translated into English by Adrienne Hurley and is published by PM Press.



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