A Geisha tells the story of her life, from her childhood, her priviledged upbringing, her career as a Geisha and her retirement at 29 to marry, at a time when Geisha culture was in decline. A true story, unlike the Arthur Golden novel. 297 pages, photos, published @ $25.00.

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Titre

Geisha, A Life

�diteur

Atria Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.

Date de parution

2002

Langue

anglais

ISBN � 10 chiffres

0743444329

ISBN � 13 chiffres

9780743444323

Reliure

Hardcover

�dition

First Edition

�tat de l'article

Very Good

�tat de la jaquette

Very Good, Small Tear

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Book by Iwasaki Mineko

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No woman in the three-hundred-year history of the karyukai has ever come forward in public to tell her story—until now.

"Many say I was the best geisha of my generation," writes Mineko Iwasaki. "And yet, it was a life that I found too constricting to continue. And one that I ultimately had to leave." Trained to become a geisha from the age of five, Iwasaki would live among the other "women of art" in Kyoto's Gion Kobu district and practice the ancient customs of Japanese entertainment. She was loved by kings, princes, military heroes, and wealthy statesmen alike. But even though she became one of the most prized geishas in Japan's history, Iwasaki wanted more: her own life. And by the time she retired at age twenty-nine, Iwasaki was finally on her way toward a new beginning.

Geisha, a Life is her story -- at times heartbreaking, always awe-inspiring, and totally true.

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