The American Diary of a Japanese Girl

"My darling citywith an eternal tea and cake, with lanterns of festivallooked up to me through the gray veil of rain. I felt as if Tokio were bidding me farewell."

Miss Morning Glory, an 18-year old Japanese girl, embarks on the journey of a lifetime. Accompanied by her uncle, she boards a ship bound to America, landing in San Francisco and befriending the ambassador's wife. Whether she's running a cigar shop in Chinatown or seeing the sights in Chicago, Morning Glory's thoughts and observations are faithfully recorded in her diary, providing a tongue-in-cheek comparison of the cultural differences between the two countries.

Published in 1902, The American Diary of a Japanese Girl was the first novel written in English by an author of Japanese descent. Written by Yone Noguchi in collaboration with his two female editors, it was originally marketed as an autobiography rather than a work of modernist fiction.

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