Geisha by Liza Dalby
By Liza DalbyGeisha by Liza 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.
Book details
- Paperback
- 367 pages
- English
- 0520204956
- 9780520204959
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