{"product_id":"onoto-watanna","title":"Onoto Watanna","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1901, Winnifred Eaton arrived in New York City with literary ambitions, journalism experience, and the manuscript for \u003ci\u003eA Japanese Nightingale,\u003c\/i\u003e the novel that would make her famous. Her writing and gift for reinvention would set her apart from other women authors of her time and make her a fascinating early figure in Asian American literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiana Birchall, Eaton's granddaughter, tells the Horatio Alger story of the woman who became Onoto Watanna. Born to a British father and a Chinese mother, Winnifred capitalized on her exotic appearance-and protected herself from Americans' scorn of the Chinese-by \"becoming\" Japanese. Her popular Japanese-themed romance novels thrust her into the glittering world of New York's literati. From there she leapt to Hollywood to become a scriptwriting protÉgÉe of Carl Laemmle at Universal Studios. Yet her boldness and talent masked a sometimes-desperate personal life that included a troubled first marriage and the sudden end of her Hollywood career. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compelling saga of the shifting boundary between life and art, \u003ci\u003eOnoto Watanna\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the conflicting stories, personal tempests, and remarkable accomplishments of a woman whose career was sensational in every sense.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54245091639640,"sku":"9780252073885","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780252073885_e44a1649-4a57-485d-b324-4257d383569a.jpg?v=1779259541","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/onoto-watanna","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}