Matthew Stokoe

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Matthew Stokoe
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OccupationNovelist
Screenwriter
Alma materUniversity of East London
Period1998–present
GenreTransgressive fiction
Notable worksCows (1998)
High Life (2002)
Website
matthewstokoe.com

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Matthew Stokoe (born 1963) is a British novelist and screenwriter.[1] He is known for his brutal, noir, graphic and violent style of writing, generally regarded as part of the transgressive fiction genre.[2]

Biography

Stokoe was born in England and graduated from University of East London, where he studied economics. In the early 1980s he was the guitarist of the post-punk / gothic rock band Hack Hack, which was based in Ladbroke Grove, West London.[3] The band released one vinyl EP in 1983, titled Despite Amputations.[4] Stokoe has lived in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States (Santa Monica, California).[5] As of 2024, he lives in Australia.[6]

Literary Works

Stokoe's first novel, Cows, was published by Creation Books (London) in 1998.It was republished in 2011 by Akashic Books (New York). His second and third novels, High Life and Empty Mile, were both also published by Akashic Books. In 2014 Stokoe's third novel, Empty Mile, was nominated for the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. His fourth novel, Colony of Whores, continued Stokoe's exploration of California's Hollywood underbelly begun in his second novel, High Life.

Stokoe's books have been reviewed both favorably and unfavorably by numerous publications.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Stokoe's books have been translated and published in French,[15] Spanish,[16] Russian[17][18], and German.[19] Stokoe has also written several screenplays, including an unproduced adaptation of Simon Mackie's comic strip Flick and Jube.[20]

Bibliography

Novels

Film scripts

  • Rock. Directed by Brian Challis, 2003.[21]
  • Dog. Directed by Paul Kwiatkowski, 2006.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Drew (March 3, 2015). "Matthew Stokoe". Full Stop. full-stop.net. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Dark, disturbing, and transgressive fiction". Wargaluk. Poland. June 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hack Hack". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-02-17.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hack Hack, 'Despite Amputations'". Rate Your Music. 1983.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kelly, Alan (July 17, 2009). "A Necrophile Hero is Something to Be". 3:AM Magazine.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.James Flynn (2024-09-20). Interview with Matthew Stokoe. Retrieved 2026-02-10 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cows". Publishers Weekly.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Empty Mile by Matthew Stokoe". Publishers Weekly. 2026-02-10. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Revew: Matthew Stokoe's High Life". London Book Review. March 29, 2006. Archived from the original on August 27, 2008.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Matthew Stokoe's 'High Life' - If this meretricious mess isn't actual pornography, it's hiding out in porn territory.'". Kirkus Reviews. May 19, 2010.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Matthew Stokoe's 'Cows' - Transgressive fiction that begs to offend, and succeeds". Kirkus Reviews. December 24, 2010.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rice, David (May 2014). "Central Question: What is true noir for?". The Believer. Archived from the original on May 11, 2014.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.NETTLES, JOHN G. (21 August 2002). "High Life by Matthew Stokoe". Pop Matters. popmatters.com. Retrieved 15 December 2016.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rosko, Zoran (October 11, 2011). "Collection of excerpted reviews of Matthew Stokoe's books". Zoran Rosko Vacuum Player.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stokoe, Matthew (2013). la belle vie. gallimard. ISBN 9782070456192.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stokoe, Matthew (2000). Vacas. Spain: La Máscara. ISBN 9788479744205.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stokoe, Matthew (2004). Коровы. Astrel AST. ISBN 9785170234691.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Мэттью Стокоу". fantlab.ru (in русский). Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stokoe, Matthew (2017). Kühe. Festa Verlag. ISBN 9783865525284.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mackie, Simon. "Flick and Jube". Open Library.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Rock". New Zealand Film Commission. Retrieved 2026-02-10.

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