There are no noticeable stains or scratches, but please understand that this item has been stored by an individual. #Sanjugo Naoki #Naoki Prize ◆Sanjugo Naoki (Naoki Sanjugo) Born February 12, Meiji 24 (1891) – Died February 24, Showa 9 (1934). Real name: Soichi Uemura. Born in 2-chome, Uchiandojimachi, Minami-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. He attended Momozono Elementary School, Ikuei Higher Elementary School, and Ichikaoka Junior High School. He briefly worked at a pharmacy and served as a substitute teacher at an elementary school in Nara Prefecture. In Meiji 44 (1911), he entered the preparatory course in English Literature at Waseda University. He transferred to the Higher Normal Department in the second semester, but was dismissed due to inability to pay tuition. In Taisho 5 (1916), his common-law wife, Sumako Busshi (later married), gave birth to their first daughter. After working as a reporter for the Waseda Art Research Society and a secretary for the Dai Nippon Pharmacists Association, In Taisho 7 (1918), he founded the Tolstoy Complete Works Publishing Association (later Shunjusha). From April of Taisho 8 (1919), he published the magazine "Shucho." That year, he left the publishing association and founded Tosha with Uko Washio, but it went bankrupt after six months. After that, he was involved in the management of the magazine "Ningen" and the Gensen Company, which he founded with Otokichi Mikami, but both failed as businesses. In Taisho 12 (1923), after the Great Kanto Earthquake, he returned to Osaka and joined the Platon Company. He and Matsutaro Kawaguchi were in charge of editing the magazine "Kuraku." Around this time, he began writing popular novels. He was also deeply interested in the world of film and worked with Shozo Makino on film production. He established himself as a popular writer with "Yui Nemoto Daisakuki," serialized in "Shukan Asahi" in Showa 4 (1929), and "Nangoku Taiheiki," serialized in "Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun" and "Osaka Mainichi Shimbun" from Showa 5 (1930) to Showa 6 (1931). His writing style ranged widely from historical novels to topical novels and contemporary novels, and he also wrote numerous literary criticisms and essays centered on popular literature. In Showa 9 (1934), he died of tuberculous meningitis at the University of Tokyo Hospital. He was 43 years old. The following year, his friend Kan Kikuchi established the "Sanjugo Naoki Prize," which continues to this day.