Sei Hatsuno

Sei Hatsuno
Born 1973
Shimizu city, Shizuoka, Japan
Occupation Writer
Language Japanese
Period 2002–present
Genre Mystery, thriller
Notable works Haruchika series
Notable awards Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize (2002)
In this Japanese name, the family name is Hatsuno.

Sei Hatsuno (初野晴 Hatsuno Sei, born 1973) is a Japanese writer of mystery and thriller. He is a member of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan.[1]

When he was at Hosei University, he was moved and influenced by honkaku (orthodox) mystery novels such as The Decagon House Murders, written by Yukito Ayatsuji, and Soji Shimada's works and he started writing.[2]

He began his career as writer when he won the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize, an annual Japanese literary prize for unpublished mystery novels, in 2002 for the novel Mizu no Tokei (Water Clock). One of the selection committee members of the year was Yukito Ayatsuji.

He is an avid fan of mystery novels of Seishi Yokomizo and Jeffrey Archer.[2]

Awards and nominations

Bibliography

Haruchika series (Haruta & Chika series)

Main article: Haruchika

Each book includes four short stories.

  1. Taishutsu Gēmu (退出ゲーム), 2008 (Exit Game)
  2. Hatsukoi Somurie (初恋ソムリエ), 2009 (First Love Sommelier)
  3. Kūsō Orugan (空想オルガン), 2010 (Fantasy Organ)
  4. Sennen Jurietto (千年ジュリエット), 2012 (Thousand-year Juliet)
  5. Wakusei Karon (惑星カロン), 2015 (Planet Karon)

Standalone novels

See also

References

  1. "Members of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan" (in Japanese). Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 【特別インタビュー】ジャンルの垣根を飛び越える新世代作家 初野晴 (PDF) (in Japanese). University of Tsukuba Mystery Club. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  3. "List of the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize winners" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  4. "2008 (61st) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
  5. "2013 (66th) Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel or Linked Short Stories" (in Japanese). Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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