In 2015, the famous Japanese comedian, screenwriter and writer Naoki Matayoshi (1980) made his debut with his I-novel «Spark» («火花»), published in the magazine «Literary World» («文学界»). The novel was awarded the Akutagawa Prize and by January 2016 had sold 2.5 million copies. Based on this novel, a TV adaptation was filmed by Netflix. Besides this novel, Naoki Matayoshi created plenty of fascinating novels and essays. In his stories it is always seen an influence of Dazai Osamu – one of the

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... notable representatives of the I-novel in the 20th century in Japan, so the traditions of the I-novel are still alive thanks to Naoki Matayoshi's works.