A Half Caste and Other Writings

by Onoto Watanna

Born Winnifred Eaton to a British father and Chinese mother, Onoto Watanna was the first novelist of Chinese descent published in the United States. Eaton "became" Watanna to escape Americans' scorn of the Chinese and to capitalize on their fascination with all things Japanese.

This volume includes nineteen of Watanna's shorter works, including thirteen short stories and six essays. "A Half Caste," the earliest essay, appeared in 1898, a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252070941
• ISBN13: 9780252070945
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.2"