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Author : Liza Crihfield Dalby
Softcover : 347 pages
Publisher : University of California Press
Language : English
ISBN : 0-520-20495-6
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Now available limited numbers of brand new softcover editions,
personally signed by the author and stamped with custom made seals.
< Story
The mystique never dies. Available again, this classic best-seller
offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community.
In her account of her experience as the Kyoto geisha Ichigiku,
Liza Dalby - the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha -
reveals the realities of a world that has long been the subject of rumor and fantasy,
and that continues to fascinate Japanese and Westerners alike to this day.
< Review
"The authoritative work on the geisha. It is filled with facts and history, shot through with insights
and understanding. Her working as a geisha, her experiencing their world, is responsible for the breadth of her understanding. Her subtle common-sense, her ability to perfectly assess- these are qualities of her own."
Donald Richie, New York Times Book Review and Japan Times
"Elegantly balanced.... Beautifully constructed.... Invigorating and refreshing."
Katherine Paterson, Washington Post Book World
""Liza Dalby is not just a remarkable scholar of Japan Eshe is a keen storyteller."
Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha
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