About the author

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1959. Influenced by his mother since childhood, he became interested in Japanese literature.

After graduating from the Department of Japanese Literature at Meiji University in 1977, he debuted as a cartoonist

Later, he worked as a public relations princess in Ginza, Roppongi and other places, and occasionally also worked as a model.

In 1985, "The Eyes When Making Love" won the 22nd Literary Award, and entered the literary world

In 1987, "Butterfly's Binding Feet" won the 6th Female Literary Award

"Soul Music Only Lovers Can Hear" won the 97th Naoki Award

In 1988, "The Wind Burial Classroom" won the 17th Hirabayashi Yasuko Literary Award

1991 In 2006, "Garbage" won the 30th Women's Literature Award

In 1996, "Beast Logic" won the Izumi Kyoka Award

In 1989, she married a black American who was seven years younger than herself

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In 2000, "A2Z" won the recognition of the Yomiuri Literature Prize for the collection PAY DAY. Happy Day Gum Kiss Color of Love A2Z Beast Logic 4U-for you Kneel down and lick my feet Musical notes after school Soul music that only lovers can hear Soul music Wind Burial Classroom Eyes during sex Garbage Award-winning records for past works "While Making Love" "The Eyes" (1985) won the 22nd Literary Award "Butterfly's Foot Binding" (1987) won the 6th Women's Literary Award "Soul Music Only Lovers Can Hear" (1987) won the 97th Naoki Award "Wind Burial" "Classroom" (1988) won the 17th Yasuko Hirabayashi Literary Award "Garbage" (1991) won the 30th Women's Literature Award "Beast Logic" (1996) won the Izumi Kyoka Award "A2Z" (2000) won the Yomiuri Literature Prize Definitely

When I see Yamada Eimi’s name, I believe many people will start to speculate that the content is probably related to black people, sex and love. If you still think so, after watching "PAY DAY? Happy Day", you will get to know a different Eimi Yamada.

Yamada Eimi's husband is a black man born in New York. Since her mother-in-law is from the south, her parents-in-law chose to settle in the south after retirement. After that, the Yamadas often visited her. Soon, his husband also decided to settle in the south with his parents, so Yamada would go to the south almost twice a year, staying for one or two months at a time.

Yamada Eimi has always lived in American cities, so when she first arrived in the south, she was very surprised - it turned out that the same United States could have such a completely different place. Because the impact was so great, I had the idea to write down the atmosphere of the southern air. The vastness of the natural pattern makes Yamada Eimi feel that whether it is storms, thunder and lightning, or nearly 100% humidity in summer, these natural phenomena must be elements that nurture the unique culture of the south. So even though this was six or seven years ago, she had a strong motivation to write a novel based on this place. After that, every time she went to the south, she would think about the content of the novel - not as a traveler, but as a complete immersion into the land, and she would not start writing until she became familiar with it and felt a little bored.

Although the novel "PAY DAY? Happy Day" is set in the United States, not even a Japanese appears. You may think that there is some gap that must be crossed in terms of content and subject matter. In fact, supporting roles could have been arranged originally, but because it was set to be universal without age or nationality restrictions from the beginning, Japanese people were not deliberately arranged to appear. As far as Yamada Eimi is concerned, New York and the South of the United States are actually closer than the remote countryside of Japan. This is because she has relatives in the South. She said that if she were allowed to go to the countryside of Northeastern Japan, she would be afraid of being out of place. The background is in the United States. On the contrary, it is natural.

This novel only took half a year from actual writing to completion, but it went through a long gestation period. In fact, Yamada Eimi wanted to write the novel for a long time, but it was postponed because of the September 11 incident; however, she also wrote many relevant fragments in the novel.

Generally, people think that this novel is based on the 9/11 incident, and its main motivation is to commemorate the 9/11 incident. In fact, this is not the case. Because the theme of this novel has been set at the beginning: First, the tangible self now actually comes from past interpersonal relationships. Second, when we lose one of our interpersonal relationships, it actually requires some kind of strength to rebuild ourselves.

The book mentions: "The death of important relatives can make the soul grow." This novel is actually the growth story of the whole family. What the author wants to convey is that no matter what age, as long as they are human beings, they are considerate and supportive of each other. Just like the father of the twins, he is actually very sad, but he has to hide it because he is an adult. Because of this, when there is an opportunity to clear away the haze in his heart, the family will unite deeper because of each other's consideration. emotion.

The protagonist in the book is set at the age of 17. It is not that the author wants to express anything specifically through his age; it is just that the age of 17 is the first time he has experienced the deconstruction of himself due to love or friends, and then reborn a new self. Good age. As for whether you can have positive thoughts or motivation to move forward because of loss, it varies from person to person. It’s just that the state of mind changes with the people around you. Yamada Eimi believes that as long as you are aware of this, it is a kind of growth. What the book wants to convey is that after having the above understanding, face reality and accept everything, and then A 17-year-old who is taking great strides forward actively.

As for Yamada Eimi’s 17-year-old age, according to me, it is extremely difficult to deal with. Because of his precocious personality, he is surrounded by people who even look boring to him. Most of them think that "delinquents who can be seen through at a glance are too bad." Therefore, in order to look cool, they read other people's books. Not reading books, or listening to unpopular music. It seems that Yamada Eimi was also under this influence. After listening to jazz, which she didn't really understand at all, she became very confident in her literary talent.

No matter what age group you read this novel, you will be moved and excited by it. People of the same age as Luo Ping or Harmony may imagine what it would be like if you met this novel. How to face such a thing; if you are someone who has gone through the ups and downs of life, you may think of the past of experiencing war when you were young... Yamada Eimi said that readers can get some sympathy after reading this novel, and they will She felt, "I really wish I had read this kind of novel when I was seventeen years old." This would be her greatest joy.

Yamada Eimi's writing habits----

Yamada Eimi has a habit of using a signature pen to climb the grid on the manuscript paper. According to her own words: "Writing a novel is a kind of physical labor, because some parts are written by reflex nerves, so if you don't look at your own words to confirm while writing, you will not be able to write." And the most surprising thing is that. , the characters on the manuscript paper are said to be in a very cute round shape!