Naoki Matayoshi is a Japanese manzai comedian and author, who found fame performing as part of the popular comic duo 'Peace'. Spark is his first novel and has been hugely successful in Japan since it was first published in 2016. It has won the Akutagawa Prize and was adapted for film, stage and TV - the hit series is available on Netflix UK.
A whip-smart tale that'll prove impossible to put down
*Vogue*
Edgy... the familiar story of the apprentice surpassing his
master
*Sunday Times*
The seedy side of Tokyo is summoned up in tale about a comedy duo
and the awkward bonds of men...Spark does the city credit
*Financial Times*
This novel screams out that there's nothing more beautiful than a
fool who's kind, and not one person can laugh at that beauty
*Kanako Nishi*
Excels as a comedy of the absurd... a Japanese Withnail and I...
Immensely satisfying
*Japan Society*
I read Spark three times. This novel has ten books worth of themes
packed into one novel. It oozes resonance and has some
unforgettable scenes
*Masaru Sato*
Irresistible. A painfully sensitive rendering of the reality for
young manzai comedians... The writing is wonderful
*Akio Nakamori*
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