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American Stories portrays the US and Japanese intellectuals of the Meiji era visiting this new country. Yearning for western civilization becomes a spur for them to cherish what is called 'the America...n dream', which can never come true in the US, because American culture and customs can in no way provide a true spiritual home for Japanese intellectuals. The US seems to them like 'a prostitute on an obscene photograph: both are despicable and incomprehensible but enough seductive for them.show more
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