The American Letters of a Japanese Parlor-Maid by Yone Noguchi (English) Hardcov

Description: The American Letters of a Japanese Parlor-Maid by Yone Noguchi, Mint Editions With a beautifully redesigned cover, The American Letters of a Japanese Parlor Maid is a classic novel that captures a young immigrants transition to life in the United States its traditions, quirks, frustrations, and glorious delusions.Accompanied by her uncle, a wealthy industrialist, Morning Glory arrives in San Francisco via steamship. She eventually makes her way to New York City, where she becomes interested in the lives of the working class and decides to test the waters of the American Dream for herself.Despite her fortunate background, she settles for a role as a parlor maid. With her abundant wit and humorous outlook, Morning Glory records in her letters a foreigners view of American life. Through her eyes we see the country in a strange new light, perhaps more truth than fiction.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 Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Back Cover Miss Morning Glory moves from Japan to America at the age of 18 with her wealthy uncle. Making her way from San Francisco to New York, she develops an interest in working class life. In New York City, she takes a job as a domestic worker. The American Letters of a Japanese Parlor Maid is a novel by Yone Noguchi. Flap Miss Morning Glory moves from Japan to America at the age of 18 with her wealthy uncle. Making her way from San Francisco to New York, she develops an interest in working class life. In New York City, she takes a job as a domestic worker. The American Letters of a Japanese Parlor Maid 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 With a beautifully redesigned cover, The American Letters of a Japanese Parlor Maid is a classic novel that captures a young immigrants transition to life in the United States - its traditions, quirks, frustrations, and glorious delusions. Accompanied by her uncle, a wealthy industrialist, Morning Glory arrives in San Francisco via steamship. She eventually makes her way to New York City, where she becomes interested in the lives of the working class and decides to test the waters of the American Dream for herself. Despite her fortunate background, she settles for a role as a parlor maid. With her abundant wit and humorous outlook, Morning Glory records in her letters a foreigners view of American life. Through her eyes we see the country in a strange new light, perhaps more truth than fiction. Details ISBN1513135910 Author Mint Editions Pages 184 Series Mint Editions Language English ISBN-10 1513135910 ISBN-13 9781513135915 Format Hardcover Country of Publication United States Publisher West Margin Press Imprint West Margin Press Year 2022 Publication Date 2022-03-31 NZ Release Date 2022-03-31 US Release Date 2022-03-31 UK Release Date 2022-03-31 Alternative 9781513282480 DEWEY 823.912 Audience General AU Release Date 2022-05-23 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:159639056;

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