Description
| Product ID: | 9780099286387 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Geisha |
| Authors: | Author: Liza Dalby |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: women, Ethnic studies, Sociology, Ethnic studies, Sociology: customs & traditions, Japan |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Liza Dalby, author of The Tale of Murasaki, is the only non-Japanese woman ever to have become a geisha. Liza Dalby, author of The Tale of Murasaki, is the only non-Japanese woman ever to have become a geisha. This is her unique insight into the extraordinary, closed world of the geisha, a world of grace, beauty and tradition that has long fascinated and enthralled the West. Taking us to the heart of a way of life normally hidden from the public gaze, Liza Dalby shows us the detailed reality that lies behind the bestselling Memoirs of a Geisha and opens our eyes to an ancient profession that continues to survive in today''s modern Japan. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2000-09-28 |
