Fumio Takano Explained
| Fumio Takano |
| Native Name: | 高野 史緒 |
| Birth Place: | Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation: | Writer |
| Education: | |
| Notableworks: | - Swan Knight
- Graf Zeppelin
- Musica Machina
- The Sister Karamazov
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is a Japanese writer from Ibaraki Prefecture.[1] Her work has won the 58th Edogawa Rampo Prize and she was a finalist for the 6th Japan Fantasy Novel Award. She won the 55th Seiun Award for Best Japanese Long Work for her novel Graf Zeppelin: The Airship of That Summer.
Selected Works
Selected Books in Japanese
- Mujika Makīna (Musica Machina), Shinchosha, 1995, ; Hayakawa, 2002,
- Kanto Anjeriko (Canto Angelico), Kodansha, 1996,
- Karamāzofu no imōto (The Sister Karamazov), Kodansha, 2012,
Selected works in English translation
- Swan Knight, trans. Sharni Wilson, 2024, Luna Press[2]
- "Lest You Remember", trans. Jim Hubbert, Speculative Japan 3, 2011, Kurodahan Press[3]
- "Anton and Kiyohime", trans. Hart Larrabee, Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction, 2010, edited by Holly Thompson, Stone Bridge Press[4]
- "Barcarolle", trans. Sharni Wilson, AI x SF, 2019, review by Sara L. Uckelman[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Space, Body, and Aliens in Japanese Women’s Science Fiction. Science Fiction Studies. Kotani. Mari. Nakamura. Miri. November 1, 2002. September 9, 2024.
- Web site: Swan Knight. Luna Press Publishing. Takano. Fumio. Wilson. Sharni. April 30, 2024. June 17, 2024.
- Web site: Speculative Japan 3. Kurodahan Press. Takano. Fumio. Hubbert. Jim. July 7, 2011. August 23, 2022.
- Web site: Tomo: Friendship through Fiction. Stone Bridge Press. Takano. Fumio. Larrabee. Hart. April 10, 2010. August 25, 2022.
- Web site: Review: Barcarolle by Fumio Takano. SFF Reviews. Takano. Fumio. Wilson. Sharni. January 31, 2020. August 23, 2022.
