Writing · Novel · Original Story
Born Feb 8, 1959
Active 1987–present · Awards: Naoki Prize, Hirabayashi Taiko Prize, Women's Literature Prize, Izumi Kyōka Prize for Literature, Yomiuri Prize, Tanizaki Prize, Noma Literary Prize, Kawabata award
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.