Seicho Matsumoto (1909 - 1992) Native of Fukuoka Prefecture and
prolific writer of socially oriented detective and mystery fiction,
Matsumoto debuted as a writer after reaching the age of forty with
the historically based Saigo Takamori Chits, 1950 and The Legend of
the Kokura Diary, 1952. He then went on to establish his unique
style of detective fiction with the works The Walls Have Eyes, 1957
and Points and Lines, 1958. Matsumoto made a name for himself as
the writer of suspense novels that were accesible to all kinds of
readership, but it was his historical novel The Ogura Diary
Chronicles that earned him The 28th Akutagawa Prize, the Japanese
equivalent of the Pulitzer Prize. The popular Japanese TV show
"Black Leather Notebook" was based on his novel of the same name,
and several of his detective fiction works have been published in
the US (SoHo Crime and Kodansha International).
The Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum in Kitakyushu City has
commemorated the life and work of Seicho Matsumoto since 1998.
"A master crime writer...Seicho Matsumoto's thrillers teach
Japanese strategy!"--The New York Times Book Review
"Seicho Matsumoto combines the prolific output of a Rex Stout with
the literary qualities of Elmore Leonard."--San Francisco Chronicle
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