Mrs. Spring Fragrance by Sui Sin Far
"Mrs. Spring Fragrance" by Sui Sin Far is a short story collection published in 1912. The first book of fiction published in the United States by an author of mixed Chinese and white descent, it presents stories of Chinese families navigating life in Seattle and San Francisco. Divided between adult tales and children's stories, the collection explores cultural conflicts faced by Eurasians and immigrants, including the pain caused by discriminatory immigration laws
and the challenges of maintaining identity across generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sui Sin Far, 1865-1914 |
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| Title | Mrs. Spring Fragrance |
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| Contents | Mrs. Spring Fragrance: Mrs. Spring Fragrance. The inferior woman. The wisdom of the new. "Its wavering image". The gift of Little Me. The story of one white woman who married a Chinese. Her Chinese husband. The Americanizing of Pau Tsu. In the land of the free. The Chinese lily. The smuggling of Tie Co. The God of restoration. The three souls of Ah So Nan. The prize China baby. Lin John. Tian Shan's kindred spirit. The Sing Song Woman -- Tales of Chinese children: Silver leaves. The peacock lantern. Children of peace. The banishment of Ming and Mai. The story of a little Chinese seabird. What about the cat? The wild man and the gentle boy. The garments of the fairies. The dreams that failed. Glad Yen. The deceptive mat. The heart's desire. The candy that is not sweet. The inferior man. The merry blind-man. Misunderstood. The Little Fat One. A Chinese boy-girl. Pat and Pan. The Crocodile Pagoda. |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 80.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Short stories |
| Subject | Chinese Americans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Chinatowns -- Pacific States -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 62940 |
| Release Date | Aug 16, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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