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From editor to writer: Masashi Matsuie fulfils childhood ambition at 54
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Masashi Matsuie is the author of The Summer House, which is out in stores.
PHOTO: TARO TERASAWA
TOKYO – In 1979, Masashi Matsuie was given an honorary mention for a literary newcomer award for a short story.
That same year, Haruki Murakami, the tour de force in Japanese literature, got his big break when he clinched a different newcomer award and released his debut Hear The Wind Sing.
