Sei 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.
Sei Hatsuno | |
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| 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) |
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.
He began his career as writer when he won the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize, an annual Japanese literary prize for unpublished mystery novels, in 2002 for the novel Mizu no Tokei (Water Clock).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.
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