The Love of Azalea by Onoto Watanna
"The Love of Azalea" by Onoto Watanna is a novel written in the early 20th century." The story revolves around Azalea, a young Japanese girl caught in the throes of cultural conflict, personal tragedy, and romantic turmoil as she navigates life under the strictures of her stepmother and the demands of societal expectations. Her journey leads her to encounter Richard Verley, a missionary who changes the course of her life. "At thestart of the narrative, readers are introduced to a mission church in a small Japanese village, where the congregation is disinterested in the sermons of the foreign priest, Richard Verley." Amidst this backdrop, Azalea is depicted as a young girl longing for escape from her unkind home life with a stepmother who treats her cruelly. Dressed in rags, Azalea finds herself smitten with the notion of earning money through singing, just like the choir boys who are treated kindly by Verley. This initial longing evolves when she decides to approach the minister, pretending to seek conversion in the hopes of receiving assistance. The opening chapters set the stage for her transformative journey, revealing her desires for freedom and love against the struggles of her impoverished circumstances and the rigid expectations of her society. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Watanna, Onoto, 1875-1954 |
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| Illustrator | Foudji, Gazo, 1853-1916 |
| LoC No. | 04026878 |
| Title | The Love of Azalea |
| Note | Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Credits | Mary Glenn Krause, Charlene Taylor, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Clergy -- Fiction |
| Subject | Japan -- Fiction |
| Subject | Husband and wife -- Fiction |
| Subject | East and West -- Fiction |
| Subject | Americans -- Japan -- Fiction |
| Subject | Stepdaughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Missions -- Japan -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 64861 |
| Release Date | Mar 18, 2021 |
| Most Recently Updated | Apr 14, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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