Background
He was born and raised in Tokyo, and studied French literature at Waseda University.
矢島 輝夫
He was born and raised in Tokyo, and studied French literature at Waseda University.
After dropping out of university, he worked as an editor of Weekly Manga Action. As a disciple of Takaaki Yoshimoto, he wrote for Yoshimoto"s magazine "Shikô (試行: Trial)". William Faulkner and Oe Kenzaburo had a big influence on his novels.