Gaijin
www.typa.org.ar
Alfaguara, 2002
Gaijin: someone from outside, stranger. This is the story of a boy who had to leave his hometown on Okinawa in search of a new destiny. A common story for many generations of immigrants, where only names and cities change, that Maximiliano Matayoshi decided to tell through the eyes of an unforgettable character. Every twist and turn in his path has the particular taste of revelations that will forever change our lives. With only 23 years of age and an unusual literary talent, Matayoshi has written a surprising novel that explores the deep differences (and big similarities) between cultures, the worth of certain universal values, and the importance of having a personal ethic.
Maximiliano Matayoshi was born in 1979 in Buenos Aires. He is the son and grandson of Japanese immigrants and spent a big part of his childhood in his grandmother’s dry-cleaning-shop. Gaijin is his first novel and was awarded the prize Primera Novela UNAM-Alfaguara 2002.
Foreign Rights: Alfaguara 11
Maximiliano Matayoshi
256 pages
Chitose Kajihara
Maximiliano Matayoshi