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Women of the Pleasure Quarters : The Secret History of the Geisha
Women of the Pleasure Quarters The Secret History of the Geisha
Author: Lesley Downer
Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary fictional creations, from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly to Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha. But as denizens of a world defined by silence and mystery,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780767904902
ISBN-10: 0767904907
Publication Date: 4/9/2002
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Broadway
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Very interesting and objectively done. Read like a novel. Enjoyed it very much.


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