is an autobiography by Yoshiko Yamaguchi and . It was published in Japanese in 1987, by Shinchosha.
It was translated into English by Chia-ning Chang, published by University of Hawaii Press in 2015.
The title is a reference to Yamaguchi's stage name in Chinese-language film productions, Li Hsiang-lan a.k.a. Ri Kōran.
Background Chang works at the University of California system as a member of a faculty. Specifically he is at the University of California, Davis.
Contents Chang wrote the introduction to the English version. Kris Kosaka of The Japan Times wrote that this scholarly influence distinguishes the work "from a normal memoir".
Release It was published in Mandarin Chinese in 1988 by .
Adaptations The book was adapted into a theatre production, written by . It was performed in 2013 at the Shiki Theatre, by the Shiki Theatre Company, in Tokyo.
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Further reading - Profile at CiNii. The other series documented is .
External links Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life - University of Hawaii Press Fragrant Orchid: The Story of My Early Life - University of British Columbia Press Copy of the book (DOI 10.1515/9780824854041) at DeGruyter Copy of the book at Project MUSE Copy of the book at JSTOR Book profile (of the English version) at CiNii