![]() ![]() Yokomizo was attracted to the literary genre of historical fiction, especially that of the historical detective novel. After serving as editor in chief of several magazines, he resigned in 1932 to devote himself full time to writing. ![]() There he was hired by the Hakubunkan publishing company in 1926. ![]() However, drawn by his interest in literature, and the encouragement of Edogawa Rampo, he went to Tokyo instead. He graduated from Osaka Pharmaceutical College (currently part of Osaka University) with a degree in pharmacy, and initially intended to take over his family's drug store. He read detective stories as a boy and in 1921, while employed by the Daiichi Bank, published his first story in the popular magazine Shin Seinen ("New Youth"). Yokomizo was born in the city of Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture. Seishi Yokomizo ( Japanese: 横溝 正史, Hepburn: Yokomizo Seishi, – 28 December 1981) was a Japanese mystery novelist, known for creating the fictional detective Kosuke Kindaichi. ![]()
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