The American Diary of a Japanese Girl by Yone Noguchi (English) Paperback Book

Description: The American Diary of a Japanese Girl by Yone Noguchi, Mint Editions The American Diary of a Japanese Girl (1901) is a novel by Yone Noguchi. Published in New York alongside illustrations by Genjiro Yeto, the novel was styled as a fascinating tell-all written by a young Japanese tourist. Composed with the assistance of Leonie Gilmour and Blanche Partington, The American Diary of a Japanese Girl was Noguchis first novel and a major departure from his poetry at the time. An 18-year-old Japanese woman going by the name Miss Morning Glory embarks on a journey from her native country to the United States. Accompanied by her uncle, a wealthy industrialist, Morning Glory arrives in San Francisco via steamship. She soon befriends the American wife of a Japanese diplomat, who introduces her to minstrel shows and vaudeville. Left to her own devices, Morning Glory takes over a local cigar shop in Chinatown and begins to assimilate into American life and culture. When she meets Heine, an older poet from Oakland, Morning Glory is inspired to pursue a career as a writer. As she travels across the expansive American landscape with her uncle, she comments on the people and places she encounters along the way. Through her eyes we see the country in a strange new light, perhaps more truth than fiction. This edition of Yone Noguchis The American Diary of a Japanese Girl is a classic of Japanese American literature reimagined for modern readers.Since our inception in 2020, Mint Editions has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh, professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover, all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.With thousands of titles in our collection, we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works, curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover Miss Morning Glory, a young Japanese girl, moves to America at the age of 18 with her wealthy uncle. As she travels across the country from San Francisco to New York, she makes friends with an aspiring actress and comments on the diverse culture of the nation. The American Diary of a Japanese Girl is a novel by Yone Noguchi. Flap Miss Morning Glory, a young Japanese girl, moves to America at the age of 18 with her wealthy uncle. As she travels across the country from San Francisco to New York, she makes friends with an aspiring actress and comments on the diverse culture of the nation. The American Diary of a Japanese Girl is a novel by Yone Noguchi. Author Biography Yone Noguchi (1875-1947) was a Japanese poet, novelist, and critic who wrote in both English and Japanese. Born in Tsushima, he studied the works of Thomas Carlyle and Herbert Spencer at Keio University in Tokyo, where he also practiced Zen and wrote haiku. In 1893, he moved to San Francisco and began working at a newspaper established by Japanese exiles. Under the tutelage of Joaquin Miller, an Oakland-based writer and outdoorsman, Noguchi came into his own as a poet. He published two collections in 1897 before moving to New York via Chicago. In 1901, he published The American Diary of a Japanese Girl, his debut novel. Noguchi soon tired of America, however, and sailed to England where he published a third book of poems and made connections with such writers as William Butler Yeats and Thomas Hardy. Reinvigorated and determined to continue his career, he returned to New York in 1903, but left for Japan the following year following the end of his marriage to journalist and educator Léonie Gilmour, with whom he had a son. As the Russo-Japanese War brought his nation onto the world stage, Noguchi became known as a literary critic for the Japan Times and focused on advising such Western playwrights as Yeats to study the classical Noh drama. He spent the second decade of the century as a prominent international lecturer, mainly in Europe and Britain. In 1920, Noguchi published Japanese Hokkus, a collection of short poems, before turning his attention to Japanese-language verse. As Japan moved closer toward war with the West, Noguchi turned from leftist politics to the nationalism supported by his countrys leaders, straining his relationship with Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore and distancing himself from his former colleagues around the world. In 1945, his home in Tokyo was destroyed in the devastating American firebombing of the city; he died only two years later, having reconnected with his son Isamu. Long Description The American Diary of a Japanese Girl (1901) is a novel by Yone Noguchi. Published in New York alongside illustrations by Genjiro Yeto, the novel was styled as a fascinating tell-all written by a young Japanese tourist. Composed with the assistance of L Details ISBN1513282476 Author Mint Editions Series Mint Editions Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1513282476 ISBN-13 9781513282473 Format Paperback Place of Publication Portland Country of Publication United States Pages 142 Publication Date 2021-07-08 NZ Release Date 2021-07-08 US Release Date 2021-07-08 UK Release Date 2021-07-08 DEWEY 823.912 Audience General AU Release Date 2021-08-26 Alternative 9781513135908 Publisher Mint Editions Imprint Mint Editions Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:159474243;

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