Geisha

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.

• | Author: Liza Dalby
• | Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• | Publication Date: Sep 28, 2000
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780099286387
• | ISBN-10: 0099286386