Project Gutenberg 2011-02-19 Public domain in the USA. 357 Nagai, Kafu 1879 1959 永井荷風 Kafu, Nagai Nagai, Sokichi あめりか物語 Amerika Monogatari Wikipedia page about this book: https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%82%E3%82%81%E3%82%8A%E3%81%8B%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E Produced by Sachiko Hill and Kaoru Tanaka "あめりか物語" by Kafu Nagai is a fictional narrative written during the late 19th century. The work appears to explore themes of travel and identity, as it follows the experiences of the narrator and other characters as they journey from Japan to America, particularly touching on their interactions and observations during the voyage and in American society. The opening of the narrative begins with the narrator reflecting on their ocean voyage to America, detailing the monotony and isolation of sailing across the Pacific, where the vast sea offers little scenery to break the tedium. We are introduced to fellow travelers aboard the ship, including a gentleman named 柳田, who engages in discussions about their respective experiences and expectations in America. As the journey progresses, the tone takes a contemplative turn, as the characters reveal their ambitions, hopes, and existential musings about life, identity, and the challenges faced as immigrants in a foreign land. The initial interactions set the stage for deeper explorations of cultural contrasts and personal narratives in the chapters to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 52.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. ja United States -- Description and travel Nagai, Kafu, 1879-1959 -- Travel -- United States Authors, Japanese -- 20th century -- Travel -- United States PL Text Category: Novels 540259 2025-08-14T10:35:14.201527 text/html 511906 2021-03-03T03:26:31 text/html 269960 2025-08-14T10:35:22.159524 application/epub+zip 279980 2025-08-14T10:35:17.091517 application/epub+zip 272344 2025-08-14T10:35:15.819504 application/epub+zip 547475 2025-08-14T10:35:25.452477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 501630 2025-08-14T10:35:21.381515 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468170 2022-09-16T08:13:30.258083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 472025 2025-08-14T10:35:13.064559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 471983 2011-02-19T08:10:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18730 2025-08-14T10:35:25.587448 application/rdf+xml 8424 2025-08-14T10:35:16.361551 image/jpeg 2325 2025-08-14T10:35:16.088545 image/jpeg 183513 2011-02-19T08:12:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 189948 2021-03-03T03:26:39 application/octet-stream application/zip 262819 2025-08-14T10:35:14.246533 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia