Aleta George’s Article “Nakata’s Smile: Unlocking the Diaries of Jack London’s Valet”

A writer’s quest to piece together the life of Yoshimatsu Nakata:

Link to “Nakata’s Smile: Unlocking the Diaries of Jack London’s Valet”

Aleta George will be moderating a panel on Yoshimatsu Nakata at the upcoming Jack London Society Symposium, Oct. 5-8, at the Huntington Library:

Nippon and Jack London: Yoshimatsu Nakata, His Newly Discovered Diaries, and How the Japanese influenced the Author 

Moderator: Aleta George, Independent Scholar  

“Seeking Nakata: Finding His Personal Diaries and Visiting his Birthplace in Japan,” Aleta George, Independent Scholar

“On the Peculiarity and Movement of Notation in Nakata’s Diary,” Nagaku Muto, The International University of Kagoshima, Japan

“Nakata’s Diary and Other Japanese Servants of Jack London,” Kaoru Nishihara, The International University of Kagoshima, Japan

“Nakata Yoshimatsu and His Cultural Background,” Mami Fujiwara, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Register to Attend the Symposium Here