Amy Yamada

nihongo|"Hitomi Kanehara"|金原ひとみ|Kanehara Hitomi named Yamada's "Afterschool Music" as one of their major influences, explaining that her works were one of the greatest depictions of modern Japan.

Bibliography of Major Works

* "Bedtime Eyes" (1985)
* : ベッドタイムアイズ ("Beddotaimu Aizu")
* "Jesse's Spine" (1986)
* : ジェシーの背骨("Jeshī no Sebone")
* "Soul Music Lovers Only" (1987)
* : ソウル・ミュージック・ラバーズ・オンリー ("Sōru Myūjikku Rabāzu Onrī")
* "Classroom for the Abandoned Dead" (1988)
* : 風葬の教室 ("Fūsō no Kyōshitsu")
* "Afterschool Music" (1989)
* : 放課後の音符 ("Hōkago no Kii Nooto")
* "Trash" (1991)
* : トラッシュ ("Torasshu")
* "I Can't Study" (1993)
* : 僕は勉強ができない ("Boku wa Benkyō ga Dekinai")
* "120% COOOL" (1994)
* : 120%COOOL
* "Animal Logic" (1996)
* : アニマル・ロジック ("Animaru Rojikku")
* "4U" (1997)
* : 4U
* "MAGNET" (1999)
* : MAGNET
* "A2Z" (2003)
* : A2Z
* "PAY DAY!" (2003)
* : PAY DAY!

Prizes

* 1985 Bungei Prize---"Bedtime Eyes (Beddotaimu Aizu, ベッドタイムアイズ)"
* 1987 Naoki Prize---"Soul Music Lovers Only (Sōru Myūjikku Rabāzu Onrī, ソウル・ミュージック・ラバーズ・オンリー)"
* 1989 Hirabayashi Taiko Bungaku Prize ---"Classroom for the Abandoned Dead (Fūsō no Kyōshitsu, 風葬の教室 )"
* 1991 Jyoryū Bungaku Prize---"Trash (Torasshu, トラッシュ)"
* 1996 Izumi Kyōka Bungaku Prize---"Animal Logic (Animaru Rojikku, アニマル・ロジック)"
* 2000 Yomiuri Bungaku Prize---"A2Z"
* 2005 Tanizaki Prize---"Wonderful Flavor (Fūmizekka, 風味絶佳)"

References