Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life (李香蘭 私の半生, Ri Kōran: watashi no hansei, Ri Koran: Half my Life[1]) is an autobiography by Yoshiko Yamaguchi[a] and Fujiwara Sakuya.[b] It was published in Japanese in 1987,[2] by Shinchosha.
It was translated into English by Chia-ning Chang, published by University of Hawaii Press in 2015.
The title is a reference to Yamaguchi's stage name in Chinese-language film productions, Li Hsiang-lan a.k.a. Ri Kōran.[1]
Background
editChang works at the University of California system as a member of a faculty.[3] Specifically he is at the University of California, Davis.[4]
Contents
editChang wrote the introduction to the English version. Kris Kosaka of The Japan Times wrote that this scholarly influence distinguishes the work "from a normal memoir".[3]
Release
editIt was published in Mandarin Chinese in 1988 by Liaoning People's Publishing House.[5]
Adaptations
editThe book was adapted into a theatre production, written by Keita Asari[c]. It was performed in 2013 at the Shiki Theatre, by the Shiki Theatre Company, in Tokyo.[1]
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Park, Sang Mi (May 2014). "RI KORAN". Theatre Journal. 66 (2). Baltimore: 274–276. ProQuest 1531045401.
- ^ Luke, Alison (July–August 2016). "Resilience, agency and activism: Viewing Yoshiko Yamaguchi through the feminist life course perspective". Women's Studies International Forum. 57: 11–21. doi:10.1016/j.wsif.2016.05.001.
- ^ a b Kosaka, Kris (2015-04-25). "Memoirs of Yoshiko Yamaguchi, Manchuria's 'Fragrant Orchid'". Japan Times. Tokyo. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ "Chia-ning Chang". University of California Davis. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
- ^ 山口淑子; 藤原作弥 (1988). 李香兰之谜. ISBN 978-7-205-00596-2. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
Further reading
edit- Li, Qing. "日本人作家の見た中国 : 『李香蘭 私の半生』と『大地の子』から" [The Image of China from the viewpoint of Japanese writers (the sub-title refers to Fragrant Orchid and Child of the Earth)]. Journal of Matsusaka University (in Japanese) (10). Matsusaka University: 39–50. - Profile at CiNii. The other series documented is Child of the Earth.
External links
edit- Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life - University of Hawaii Press
- Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life - University of British Columbia Press
- Copy of the book (DOI 10.1515/9780824854041) at DeGruyter
- Copy of the book at Project MUSE
- Copy of the book at JSTOR
- Book profile (of the English version) at CiNii
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