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Fumio Takano
Native name
高野 史緒
Born1966 (1966)
Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
OccupationWriter
Education
Notable works
  • Swan Knight
  • Graf Zeppelin
  • Musica Machina
  • The Sister Karamazov
Notable awards

Fumio Takano (高野 史緒, Takano Fumio) is a Japanese writer from Ibaraki Prefecture. 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

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Selected Books in Japanese

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  • Mujika Makīna (Musica Machina), Shinchosha, 1995, ISBN 9784104059010; Hayakawa, 2002, ISBN 9784150306939
  • Kanto Anjeriko (Canto Angelico), Kodansha, 1996, ISBN 9784062083270
  • Karamāzofu no imōto (The Sister Karamazov), Kodansha, 2012, ISBN 9784062178501

Selected works in English translation

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  • Swan Knight, trans. Sharni Wilson, 2024, Luna Press[1]
  • "Lest You Remember", trans. Jim Hubbert, Speculative Japan 3, 2011, Kurodahan Press[2]
  • "Anton and Kiyohime", trans. Hart Larrabee, Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction, 2010, edited by Holly Thompson, Stone Bridge Press[3]
  • "Barcarolle", trans. Sharni Wilson, AI x SF, 2019, review by Sara L. Uckelman[4]

References

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  1. ^ Takano, Fumio (April 30, 2024). "Swan Knight". Luna Press Publishing. Translated by Wilson, Sharni. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Takano, Fumio (July 7, 2011). "Speculative Japan 3". Kurodahan Press. Translated by Hubbert, Jim. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  3. ^ Takano, Fumio (April 10, 2010). "Tomo: Friendship through Fiction". Stone Bridge Press. Translated by Larrabee, Hart. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Takano, Fumio (January 31, 2020). "Review: Barcarolle by Fumio Takano". SFF Reviews. Translated by Wilson, Sharni. Retrieved August 23, 2022.