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Geisha
Geisha
Author: Liza Crihfield Dalby
In this classic best-seller, Liza Dalby, the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha, offers an insider's look at the exclusive world of female companions to the Japanese male elite. Her new preface considers the geisha today as a vestige of tradition as Japan heads into the 21st century.
ISBN-13: 9780520204959
ISBN-10: 0520204956
Publication Date: 10/1/1998
Pages: 347
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3.7 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Trinity7202 avatar reviewed Geisha on + 25 more book reviews
I think some of the readers are mistakenly picking up Geisha thinking it is a fictional tale like Memoirs. Geisha is Liza Dalby's account of her personal experience amongst Geisha's. I was engrossed in the details of their daily lives and fascinated with the traditions that these women uphold and pass on. I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something more than just a fictional story about Geisha.
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Liza Dalby is the only foreigner ever to become an actual geisha. This book is fully illustrated and written with style and grace. Very interesting. A good read.


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