Geisha, A Life
Geisha, A Life
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Geisha, A Life
by Mineko Iwasaki, Rande Brown, Cindy
Kay
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Celebrated as the most successful geisha of her generation,
Mineko Iwasaki was only 5 years old when she left her parents' home for the
world of the geisha. For the next 25 years, she would live a life filled with
extraordinary professional demands and rich rewards. Through great pride and
determination, she would be hailed as one of the most prized geishas in Japan's
history, and one of the last great practitioners of this now fading art form.
In Geisha, a Life, Mineko Iwasaki tells her story, from
her warm early childhood, to her intense yet privileged upbringing in the
Iwasaki okiya (household), to her years as a renowned geisha, and finally, to
her decision at the age of 29 to retire and marry, a move that would mirror the
demise of geisha culture. Mineko brings to life the beauty and wonder of Gion
Kobu, a place that "existed in a world apart, a special realm whose
mission and identity depended on preserving the time-honored traditions of the
past."
Publisher : Atria Books (Simon & Schuster), October 2002
Paperback : 297 pages
ISBN-10 : 0-7434-4432-9
Item Weight : 1.6lbs
Dimensions: 9" x 6"
Condition: Used, excellent
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