Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World by Lesley Downer
Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinarily fictional creations, from Puccini's Madame Butterfly to Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha.
The reality of the geisha's existence, though - whether today or in history - has very rarely been addressed.
The real, hidden history of the geisha - and the contemporary reality of this intensely private and disappearing world - is here fully and brilliantly explored.
Format: Paperback | 448 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.8 x 2.8 | 338g
Publication Date: 12 Jul 2001
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w/colour illustrations/photos
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 0747264260
ISBN13: 9780747264262
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, and minor scratching, but no holes or tears. The inside of the front cover has a name written in blue pen and very small handwriting. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.