Geisha: A Life by Iwasaki, Mineko

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Binding
Paperback
Product Group
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ISBN
9780743444293
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Washington Square Press
ISBN-10
0743444299
ISBN-13
9780743444293
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2299840

Product Key Features

Book Title
Geisha : Alife
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Customs & Traditions
Publication Year
2003
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Mineko Iwasaki
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.3 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
Kirkus Reviews [A] valuable look at a little-known world, and an intimate glimpse into Japanese culture., Kirkus Reviews[A] valuable look at a little-known world, and an intimate glimpse into Japanese culture.
Dewey Decimal
792.7/0952
Synopsis
This winter classic has enchanted children for over ten years and the BBC animation has become a favourite at Christmas time. With a sparkly foiled hardback cover and each copy signed by the author, this limited edition is something to treasure and keep. There was once a group of trees who were fed up with living in a deep, dark and crowded valley - so they moved to the enchanted forest. But as everybody knows, trees cannot walk without magic. From the creator of Hugless Douglas and The Kiss That Missed this stunning picture book tells the story of Jack, the small boy with the frozen touch. 'exquisitely illustrated and beautifully told' Primary Times, No woman in the three-hundred-year history of the karyukai has ever come forward in public to tell her story--until now. "Many say I was the best geisha of my generation," writes Mineko Iwasaki. "And yet, it was a life that I found too constricting to continue. And one that I ultimately had to leave." Trained to become a geisha from the age of five, Iwasaki would live among the other "women of art" in Kyoto's Gion Kobu district and practice the ancient customs of Japanese entertainment. She was loved by kings, princes, military heroes, and wealthy statesmen alike. But even though she became one of the most prized geishas in Japan's history, Iwasaki wanted more: her own life. And by the time she retired at age twenty-nine, Iwasaki was finally on her way toward a new beginning. Geisha, a Life is her story -- at times heartbreaking, always awe-inspiring, and totally true.
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    20 Feb, 2017

    Poor writing, awful character, a nightmare to read.

    The grammar and punctuation was very off and awkward at times. Some sentences seemed like they "right click thesaurus" 'd every other word. Many sentences are awkward due to the lack of common adjectives. Sometimes wrong words are even use. "The affect I had" instead of "The effect I had", things like that. Aside from the poor writing style, the story was extremely... unbelievable. She goes from saying her heritage is sooo rich and powerful and ran the government and were pirates and they did this and that and a bag of chips, then they gave it ALL UP to become poor doctors in the middle of nowhere. One of the stories she recalls is a flood where it ruins their straw mats, and her parents were surfing room to room on then, and then they were sent to bed hungry because all of their food ...

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