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British writer and screenwriter (born 1963) Not to be confused with Matt Stokoe.
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Matthew Stokoe
Born1963 (age 61–62)
England
OccupationScreenwriter
Novelist
Alma materUniversity of East London
Period1998–present
GenreThriller, noir
Notable worksCows (1998)
High Life (2002)
Website
matthewstokoe.com

Matthew Stokoe (born in 1963) is a British writer and screenwriter.

Biography

Stokoe was born in England, graduated from University of East London where he studied economics, and has lived in Australia, New Zealand, and the US (Santa Monica, CA). Stokoe has written several books and screenplays, one of which (Flick and Jube - unproduced) was co-written with Simon Mackie, based on Mackie's comic strip Flick and Jube. He is mostly known for his brutal, noir, violent style of writing. Among his favorite authors are Raymond Chandler, Hubert Selby, and Nelson Algren. In 2014 Stokoe's third novel, Empty Mile, was nominated for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. His fourth novel, Colony of Whores, continues Stokoe's exploration of the Hollywood underbelly begun in his second novel, High Life.

Bibliography

Novels

  • Colony of Whores (2014)
  • Empty Mile (2010)
  • High Life (2002)
  • Cows (1998)

Scenarios for movies

  • Rock dir. Brian Challis
  • Dog dir. Paul Kwiatkowski

References

  1. Smith, Drew (March 3, 2015). "Matthew Stokoe". Full Stop. full-stop.net. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. Matthew Stokoe (in Russian)
  3. NETTLES, JOHN G. (21 August 2002). "High Life by Matthew Stokoe". Pop Matters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  4. Matthew Stokoe

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