Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha by Lesley Downer

Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha

Lesley Downer

261 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction historical history emotional tense slow-paced
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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 Memoir...

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