Eiki Matayoshi ( 又吉 栄喜 , Matayoshi Eiki , born 15 July 1947) 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.
3-753: Matayoshi (written: 又吉 ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Eiki Matayoshi ( 又吉 栄喜 , born 1947) , Japanese writer Herbert Matayoshi (1928–2011), American politician and businessman James Matayoshi (born 1968), American anti–nuclear power activist Katsuki Matayoshi ( 又吉 克樹 , born 1990) , Japanese baseball player Mitsuo Matayoshi ( 又吉 光雄 , born 1944) , Japanese activist Naoki Matayoshi ( 又吉 直樹 , born 1980) , Japanese novelist and comedian Shinko Matayoshi ( 又吉 眞光 , 1888–1947) , Okinawan martial artist Shinpo Matayoshi ( 又吉 眞豊 , 1921–1997) , Okinawan martial artist [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
6-552: 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 , which he won in 1995 for his novel Buta no mukui (豚の報い The Pig's Retribution ). This article about
9-759: The surname Matayoshi . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Matayoshi&oldid=929689004 " Categories : Surnames Japanese-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles containing Japanese-language text Articles with short description Short description with empty Wikidata description All set index articles Eiki Matayoshi 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
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