Geisha Of Gion
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Geisha Of Gion
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Author : Mineko Iwasaki
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2012-12-11
Geisha Of Gion written by Mineko Iwasaki and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-11 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The extraordinary, bestselling memoir from Japan's foremost geisha. 'A glimpse into the exotic, mysterious, tinged-with-eroticism world of the almost mythical geisha' Val Hennessy, Daily Mail '[An] eloquent and innovative memoir' The Times 'I can identify the exact moment when things began to change. It was a cold winter afternoon. I had just turned three.' Emerging shyly from her hiding place, Mineko encounters Madam Oima, the formidable proprietress of a prolific geisha house in Gion. Madam Oima is mesmerised by the child's black hair and black eyes: she has found her successor. And so Mineko is gently, but firmly, prised away from her parents to embark on an extraordinary profession, of which she will become the best. But even if you are exquisitely beautiful and the darling of the okiya, the life of a geisha is one of gruelling demands. And Mineko must first contend with her bitterly jealous sister who is determined to sabotage her success . . . Captivating and poignant, Geisha of Gion tells of Mineko's ascendancy to fame and her ultimate decision to leave the profession she found so constricting. After centuries of mystery Mineko is the only geisha to speak out. This is the true story she has long wanted to tell and the one that the West has long wanted to hear.
Geisha
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Author : Mineko Iwasaki
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2003-09
Geisha written by Mineko Iwasaki and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A Kyoto geisha describes her initiation into an okiya at the age of four, the intricate training that made up most of her education, her successful career, and the traditions surrounding the geisha culture.
Geisha Of Gion
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Author : Mineko Iwasaki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Geisha Of Gion written by Mineko Iwasaki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Geishas categories.
Geisha Of Gion
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Author : Mineko Iwasaki
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Geisha Of Gion written by Mineko Iwasaki and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Geishas categories.
Memoirs Of A Geisha
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Author : Arthur Golden
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 1999-11-09
Memoirs Of A Geisha written by Arthur Golden and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-11-09 with Fiction categories.
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it. In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction—at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—and completely unforgettable.
Memoirs Of A Geisha
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Author : Arthur Golden
language : en
Publisher: Longman
Release Date : 2008
Memoirs Of A Geisha written by Arthur Golden and has been published by Longman this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with English language categories.
"Captivating, minutely imagined . . . a novel that refuses to stay shut" ("Newsweek"), "Memoirs of a Geisha" is now released in a movie tie-in edition.
Autobiography Of A Geisha
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Author : Sayo Masuda
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2004
Autobiography Of A Geisha written by Sayo Masuda and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Geishas categories.
The glamorous world of Kyoto's geisha is familiar to many readers but Sayo Masuda's tale tells a different story, one that bears little resemblance to the elegant geisha quarters frequented by illustrious patrons. Masuda was a geisha at a rural hot-spring
Life Of Geisha
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Author : Eleanor Underwood
language : en
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Release Date : 2012-07-10
Life Of Geisha written by Eleanor Underwood and has been published by Tuttle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-10 with History categories.
This book of Geisha culture and history features beautiful antique photographs and a wealth of information. Geisha have the odd distinction of being both legendary and real, and this book helps clarify those differences. Myth by nature is monolithic, transcending history and individuals, whereas the reality is a variety of geisha communities in different areas of Japan, Status hierarchies among communities in the same city, and of course differences among individual geisha. The Life of Geisha illustrates the fascinating world of Japan's powerful and seductive geishas, a fading yet beautiful world that has captured the imaginations of millions of readers. This striking book contains full-color woodblock prints made during Japan's famous Edo Period, historic and contemporary photographs of geisha life, and images of the "floating world," Japan's mysterious artistic subculture. The accompanying text includes evocative Japanese poems and haikus. All celebrate the beauty and creativity of the geisha, who with her exquisitely detailed costume, elaborate makeup and hairstyle, and artfully ritualized behavior, chastely beguiles and entertains Japan's most powerful men.
Geisha
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Author : Liza Crihfield Dalby
language : ru
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1983-01-01
Geisha written by Liza Crihfield Dalby and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983-01-01 with Performing Arts categories.
The author, an American anthropologist, describes her experiences during the year she spent as a Japanese geisha, and looks at the role of women, and geishas, in modern Japan
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Author : Lesley Downer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Geisha written by Lesley Downer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Geishas categories.
Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, we have been intrigued by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of fictional creations from Madame Butterfly to Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha. The reality of the geisha's existence has rarely been described. Contrary to popular opinion, geisha are not prostitutes but literally arts people. Their accomplishments might include singing, dancing or playing a musical instrument but, above all, they are masters of the art of conversation, soothing worries of highly paid businessmen who can afford their attentions. The real secret history of the geisha is explored here.