Amy Yamada

Quick Facts

Full Name	Amy Yamada
Occupation	Novelist
Date Of Birth	Feb 8, 1959(1959-02-08)
Age	65
Birthplace	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Horoscope	Pisces

Amy Yamada Biography

Amy Yamada is one of the most popular and richest Novelist who was born on February 8, 1959 in Tokyo, Japan. Yamada Amy (山田 詠美 , Yamada Eimi) born February 8, 1959, is a popular but controversial contemporary Japanese writer who is most famous for her stories that address issues of sexuality, racism, and interracial love and marriage. Her debut and subsequent popular success in the 1990s was a part of Japan’s hip-hop and Black culture boom. While she is most known for her stories of complicated and messy romantic love, she also writes on the daily minutiae of life (slice-of-life), child-raising, and bullying.

In 1996, “Trash” was published in English translation by Kodansha International (translator: Sonya L. Johnson). In May 2006, three of Yamada’s novellas (Bedtime Eyes 「ベッドタイム･アイズ」, The Piano Player’s Fingers 「指の戯れ」 and Jesse 「ジェシーの背骨」) were published in English translation (translators: Yumi Gunji and Marc Jardine) as a single volume by St Martin’s Press under the collective title Bedtime Eyes.

Amy Yamada Net Worth

Amy Yamada is one of the richest Novelist from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Amy Yamada 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

After graduating from high school in 1977, she entered Meiji University’s Literature Department, but dropped out before graduating. Yamada had a short stint writing and drawing manga under her real name (Yamada Futaba). Her manga debuted in Manga Erogenica and she was featured as a dōjin (fanfic) and female erotic manga artist. While working part-time, she published Sugar Bar (Shugā Bā 1981), Miss Doll (Misu Dōru 1986), and Yokosuka Freaky (Yokosuka Furīkī 1986).

She began writing novels in 1980. Though her works garnered some attention, even receiving praise from Japanese literary critic Jun Eto (江藤淳 , Eto Jun) , she only achieved widespread recognition in 1985, when Bedtime Eyes won the Bungei Prize and was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. In writing Bedtime Eyes, Yamada drew upon her experiences with black people and black culture and combined them with the Japanese literary tradition.

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Facts & Trivia

Amy Ranked on the list of most popular Novelist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Amy Yamada celebrates birthday on February 8 of every year.

Top Facts about Amy Yamada

1. Amy Yamada is a Japanese writer born in 1959.
2. She has won numerous literary awards in Japan.
3. Her works often explore themes of race and gender.
4. Yamada’s most famous novel is “Bedtime Eyes.”
5. She has also written screenplays for TV dramas and films.
6. Yamada studied at Tokyo University of the Arts.
7. Her writing style is known for its raw, honest portrayal of human emotions.
8. Yamada’s work has been translated into multiple languages.
9. She is considered one of Japan’s most influential contemporary writers.
10. Yamada continues to write and publish new works today.