is a Japanese writer from

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. He graduated from

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and his works often have

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as the setting. In July 2018, it was announced that the first two of Morimi's original works to be published in English will be '' Penguin Highway'' and '' The Night Is Short, Walk On Girl'', both published by

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in 2019. In 2022, ''Tower of the Sun'' and ''Fox Tales'' were published in English by Yen Press, while '' The Tatami Galaxy'' was published by

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, who also published ''The Tatami Time Machine Blues'' in 2023.

Partial bibliography

* (2003) * (2004) * (2006) * (2006) * (2007) * (2007) * (2010) * (2010) * (2010) Nihon SF Taisho Award winner. * (2013) * (2015) * (2016) * (2016) * (2020) * (2024)

References

20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists Writers from Nara Prefecture Kyoto University alumni 1979 births Living people {{Japan-writer-stub