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Shin Rakuzuki

らくづき しん

Rakuzuki Shin

Aliases: 添野 慎太郎
Pen Names: Shin RakuzukiPen name used for publishing (primary publishing name)

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1975-00-00 (Sendai, Miyagi, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Company employee
Active Years
2002-

Education

Hakuoh University
Faculty of Management
Country: Japan

Awards

Asahi Newcomer Literary Prize
2005
Work: Hidamari no Brazilian
Organization: The Asahi Shimbun
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

First Finale

2002 Novel

A novel published under the name Shintaro Soeno.

Hidamari no Brazilian

2006 Novel

Work that won the 16th Asahi Newcomer Literary Prize.

Aoiro Mirai

2007 Novel

A work published in 2007.

Omoi-gawa Balloon

2008 Novel

A work published in 2008.

Remon ni, Kisu Māk

2012 Fiction (serialized)

A piece serialized in an online literary magazine in 2012.

Kaigan no Masao-san

2013 Novel

A work published in 2013.

Bibliography

  • First Finale
  • Hidamari no Brazilian
  • Aoiro Mirai
  • Omoi-gawa Balloon
  • Remon ni, Kisu Māk
  • Kaigan no Masao-san

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Contemporary fiction
Recurring Motifs
Everyday lifeHuman relationshipsRegional cities

Legacy

A novelist from Sendai who won the 16th Asahi Newcomer Literary Prize. Known for balancing work as a company employee with ongoing writing activities, remaining based in Sendai.

Trivia

  • Born in 1975 (exact month and day unknown)
  • Pen name: 楽月慎 (Shin Rakuzuki); real name: 添野慎太郎 (Shintaro Soeno)
  • Graduated from Hakuoh University, Faculty of Management
  • Won the 16th Asahi Newcomer Literary Prize in 2005 for 'Hidamari no Brazilian'
  • Continues to write while working as a company employee