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Tamaki Sengawa

せんかわ たまき

Sengawa Tamaki

Pen Names:

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1968-12-25 (Tokyo, Japan)
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Journalist
Active Years
2002-
Nominations
Nominee for the 4th Japan Medical Novel Award

Education

Waseda University, Faculty of Education
Faculty of Science / Department of Biology
Country: Japan
Osaka University Graduate School
Graduate School of Medicine
Degree: 修士
Country: Japan
Master's course in Medical Science completed

Awards

Shogakukan Bunko Novel Award
2002
Work: Kansen
Organization: Shogakukan
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Kansen

2002 Mystery Novel

A mystery novel set in the medical field.

MedicineHealthcare

Tsuino Sumika

2007 Mystery Novel

A suspense story set in a nursing home.

HealthcareMystery
Adaptations
  • [TV Drama] Tsuino Sumika (2014)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Detailed descriptions focusing on medical and scientific technologyContains elements of mystery
Recurring Motifs
MedicineHealthcareBiological mechanisms

Legacy

Tamaki Sengawa is known for writing mystery and suspense novels centered on medicine and scientific technology, recognized as a nominee for the Medical Novel Award.

Trivia

  • Female novelist from Tokyo.
  • Graduated from Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine.
  • Transitioned from a journalist at Nikkei to novelist.