(born 1960 in

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, Japan), sometimes spelled as TOBI Hirotaka, is a Japanese science fiction writer.

History

Tobi debuted by "Polyphonic Illusion" (1981) which was the winner of Sanseido SF Story Contest. After a handful of short stories published during 1980s, he was absent from SF publishing scene for a decade. In 2002 he returned with ''Grande Vacance'', which was nominated to

Nihon SF Taisho Award The is a Japanese science fiction award. It has been compared to the Nebula Award as it is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of Japan or SFWJ. The Grand Prize is selected from not only Science Fiction novels, but also various SF mo ...

, and his collection ''Katadorareta chikara'' earned the award in 2005. He received the Nihon SF Taisho Award again in 2017 for a short-stories collection ''Jisei no yume'', which was the first time the same person to receive the award twice, after its regulation was changed from its initial awarding of the lifetime achievements.

Awards

* 2005:

Seiun Award The is a Japanese speculative fiction award given each year for the best science fiction works and achievements during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by , the awards are given at the annual Nihon SF Taikai, Japan Science Fict ...

Best Japanese Short Story for "Katadorareta chikara" * 2005:

for ''Katadorareta chikara'' * 2006:

Sense of Gender Award The Sense of Gender Awards are annual awards given by the Japanese Association for Gender, Fantasy & Science Fiction since 2001 for the science fiction or fantasy fiction published in the Japanese language in the prior year which best "explore an ...

for ''ラギッド・ガール―廃園の天使〈2〉'' 'The Ragged-Skin Girl: Angel in the Deserted Garden 2''ref> * 2010: Seiun Award Best Japanese Short Story for "Jisei no yume" * 2015: Seiun Award Best Japanese Short Story for "Umi no yubi" * 2017: Nihon SF Taisho Award for ''Jisei no yume'' * 2019: Seiun Award Best Japanese Long Story for

Works

* ''Grande Vacance'' () (2002) —First book of the ''Angel of the Ruins'' series. * ''Katadorareta chikara'' () (2004) —Collection of early short stories. * ''Ragged Girl'' () (2006) —Collection of short stories. Second book of the ''Angel of the Ruins'' series. * ''Jisei no yume'' () (2016) —Collection of short stories. * ''Polyphonic Illusion'' () (2018) —Collection of essays and early short stories. * ''Reigōkin'' () (2018)

English translations, long form

* ''Thousand Year Beach'' (2018), translation of ''Grande Vacance'' (2002)

English translations, short form

* "Autogenic Dreaming: Interview with the Columns of Clouds" (2012), translation of "Jisei no yume" (2009) * "Sea Fingers" (2016), translation of "Umi no yubi" (2014)

Notes

External links

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