The American diary of a Japanese girl
By: Yoné Noguchi ; edited by Edward Marx and Laura E. Franey ; with original illustrations by Genjiro Yeto.
Contributors: Marx, Edward.; Franey, Laura E., 1971-
Edition: Annotated ed.
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781592135547; 9781592135554
Description: First published in 1902, Yone Noguchi's novel describes the turn-of-the-century adventures of Tokyo belle Miss Morning Glory in a first-person narrative that the New York Times called "perfectly ingenuous and unconventional." Initially published as an authentic journal, the Diary was later revealed to be a playful autobiographical fiction written by a man. No less than her creator, Miss Morning Glory delights in disguises, unabashedly switching gender, class, and ethnic roles.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [196]-201).