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Amy Yamada
Japanese writer · Japan · On the map · Writers · Born 1959 · age 67
Amy Yamada is a 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.
Amy Yamada is read about 190 times a day, in 12 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 20 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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2016Kawabata awardAward2012Noma Literary PrizeAward2005Tanizaki PrizeAward2001Yomiuri PrizeAward1996Izumi Kyōka Prize for LiteratureAward1991Women's Literature PrizeAward1989Hirabayashi Taiko PrizeAward1987Naoki PrizeAward1959Born8 February 1959
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About this person
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.
Country
Japan
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1959 · age 67
