A Japanese Robinson Crusoe /

A Japanese Robinson Crusoe / / Jenichiro Oyabe; ed. by Yujin Yaguchi, Greg Robinson.

First published in 1898 and long out of print, A Japanese Robinson Crusoe by Jenichiro Oyabe (1867–1941) is a pioneering work of Asian American literature. It recounts Oyabe’s early life in Japan, his journey west, and his education at two historically Black colleges, detailing in the process his gr...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
VerfasserIn:
Oyabe, Jenichiro,
HerausgeberIn:
Robinson, Greg,
Yaguchi, Yujin,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Online Access:
Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • An Introduction by Greg Robinson and Yujin Yaguchi
  • Preface
  • Chapter I. Origin—Childhood
  • Chapter II. Leaving Father’s House
  • Chapter III. At Yezo Island
  • Chapter IV. On to America
  • Chapter V. Crossing Kurile Islands
  • Chapter VI. On Russian Soil
  • Chapter VII. Sent Back to Japan
  • Chapter VIII. Wandering on the South Sea
  • Chapter IX. At the Ryukyu Islands
  • Chapter X. In the Chinese Empire
  • Chapter XI. Voyage to America
  • Chapter XII. Darkest America
  • Chapter XIII. Light of America
  • Chapter XIV. In American Schools
  • Chapter XV. At the Capital—University Life
  • Chapter XVI. Lecturer—Visiting Europe
  • Chapter XVII. Studying at New Haven
  • Chapter XVIII. Vision of Future Work—Ordination
  • Chapter XIX. Departure from America
  • Chapter XX. At the Hawaiian Islands—Return to America

Similar Items