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Frank C. Matthews (born July 13, 1972) is an African-American writer of urban fiction. His works are influenced by Iceberg Slim and Donald Goines.
Frank C. Matthews | |
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| Born | July 13, 1972 New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Literary movement | Black literature |
| Notable works | Respect the Jux |
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Biography
editMatthews grew up in Brooklyn and Queens, New York.[1]
In September 2010, director F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Set It Off, Friday, Law Abiding Citizen) bought the TV and film rights to Respect The Jux.[2][3][4][5]
Bibliography
edit- Respect the Jux (2006)
References
editThis article has an unclear citation style. (August 2011) |
- ^ Simon & Schuster Author Frank C. Matthews
- ^ "Black Voices". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "Global Grind". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "Rolling Out Magazine". Archived from the original on 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "F. Gary Gray Acquires Film Rights To Crime Novel "Respect the Jux", Shadow and Act, September 13, 2010.
External links
edit- Simon and Schuster
- April Pohren, "Interview: Frank C. Matthews, Author of Respect the Jux", Blog Critics, January 9, 2011. Archived August 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "From down and out to selling 20,000 books: Interview with former inmate and author Frank C. Matthews", Literarily Speaking, January 14, 2011.
- AALBC Author
- Samson Styles, "The Power Of The Pen!", BET (Black Entertainment Television), October 27, 2010.