is a contemporary Japanese writer. His novels are always set in the Okinawa archipelago, and he is considered one of the most important contemporary novelists from Okinawa.
One of his earliest novels, ''Jōji ga shasatsu shita inoshishi'' (ジョージが射殺した猪 - "The Wild Boar that George Shot"), published in 1978, became very famous for being inspired by a true, controversial story. A soldier of the US occupation forces in Okinawa shot a local man, and during the trial he declared that he mistakenly took him for a wild boar. The US soldier was declared innocent, arousing a big debate among the locals.
Matayoshi became known outside Okinawa thanks to the prestigious
Akutagawa Prize
The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is, along with the Naoki Prize, one of Japan's most sought after literary prizes.
History
The ...
, which he won in 1995 for his novel ''Buta no mukui'' (豚の報い ''The Pig's Retribution'').
["Okinawa Writers Excel in Literature"]
– ''The Okinawa Times'' 2000/7/21 (Retrieved on January 13, 2008)
Selected works
* ''Kānibaru tōgyū taikai'' (カーニバル闘牛大会 ''The Carnival Bullfight''). 1976. English tr. "The Carnival Bullfight" - posted on 14.10.2009 in "Behold my Swarthy Face" blo
tr. by Tom Kain);
* ''Buta no mukui'' (豚の報い ''The Pig's Retribution'' ). 1996. Italian tr.: ''La punizione del maiale''. 2008. Nuoro: Il Maestrale; tr. by Luca Capponcelli and Costantino Pes);
* ''Kahō wa umi kara'' (果報は海から ''Fortunes Comes from the Sea''). 1998. English tr.: "Fortunes by the sea", 2000, in Molasky Michael e Rabson Steve, eds. ''Southern Exposure: Modern Japanese Literature from Okinawa''. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press; tr. by David Fahy).
* ''Jinkotsu tenjikan'' (人骨展示間 ''Human Bones on Display''). 2002. French tr.: ''Histoire d'un squelette''. 2006. Arles: Philippe Picquier; tr. by Patrick Honnoré).
Movie Adaptations
* 1998. ''
Beat
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Common uses
* Patrol, or beat, a group of personnel assigned to monitor a specific area
** Beat (police), the territory that a police officer patrols
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* Battery ( ...
'' (ビート). Filmmaker:
Miyamoto Amon (宮本亜門, 1958- ). Screened in 1998, at
Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival ( it, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia, "International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art of the Venice Biennale") is an annual film festival he ...
. Original novel: ''Naminoue no Maria'' (波の上のマリア - ''Maria from Naminoue'', 1998).
* 1999. ''Buta no mukui''. Filmmaker
Sai Yōichi (崔洋一, 1949- ), screened in 1999 at
Locarno International Film Festival
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(wins Don Quixote award). Original novel: ''Buta no mukui'' (''The Pig's Retribution'', 1996).
References
External links
Eiki Matayoshiat J'Lit Books from Japan
at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project)
1947 births
Living people
Japanese writers
Akutagawa Prize winners
Writers from Okinawa Prefecture
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