{"product_id":"becoming-sui-sin-far-early-fiction-journalism-and-travel-writing-by-edith-maude-eaton-9780773547223","title":"Becoming Sui Sin Far: Early Fiction, Journalism, and Travel Writing by Edith Maude Eaton","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen her 1912 story collection, Mrs. Spring Fragrance, was rescued from obscurity in the 1990s, scholars were quick to celebrate Sui Sin Far as a pioneering chronicler of Asian American Chinatowns. Newly discovered works, however, reveal that Edith Eaton (1865-1914) published on a wide variety of subjects - and under numerous pseudonyms - in Canada and Jamaica for a decade before she began writing Chinatown fiction signed \"Sui Sin Far\" for US magazines. Born in England to a Chinese mother and a British father, and raised in Montreal, Edith Eaton is a complex transnational writer whose expanded oeuvre demands reconsideration. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Sui Sin Far \u003c\/i\u003ecollects and contextualizes seventy of Eaton's early works, most of which have not been republished since they first appeared in turn-of-the-century periodicals. These works of fiction and journalism, in diverse styles and from a variety of perspectives, document Eaton's early career as a short story writer, \"stunt-girl\" journalist, ethnographer, political commentator, and travel writer. Showcasing her playful humour, savage wit, and deep sympathy, the texts included in this volume assert a significant place for Eaton in North American literary history. Mary Chapman's introduction provides an insightful and readable overview of Eaton's transnational career. The volume also includes an expanded bibliography that lists over two hundred and sixty works attributed to Eaton, a detailed biographical timeline, and a newly discovered interview with Eaton from the year in which she first adopted the orientalist pseudonym for which she is best known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBecoming Sui Sin Far \u003c\/i\u003esignificantly expands our understanding of the themes and topics that defined Eaton's oeuvre and will interest scholars and students of Canadian, American, Asian North American, and ethnic literatures and history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Chapman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780773547223","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47907217211529,"sku":"9780773547223","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_c6cd9980-ea3b-4477-916c-b1752d45e967.jpg?v=1785885452","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/becoming-sui-sin-far-early-fiction-journalism-and-travel-writing-by-edith-maude-eaton-9780773547223","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}