Matthew Stokoe

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Matthew Stokoe
Born1963 (age 5859)
England
OccupationScreenwriter
Novelist
Alma mater University 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. [1]

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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). [2] Stokoe has written several books and film scenarios and also co-wrote the internet comic Flick and Jube. [3] He is mostly known for his brutal, noir, violent style of writing. Among his favorite authors are Raymond Chandler, Hubert Selby, and Nelson Algren.

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References

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  3. Welcome to Flick and Jube
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  5. Matthew Stokoe