Geisha : A Life (9780743444293)

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.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 320 pages
• Dimensions 135 x 209 x 22mm | 304g
• Publication date 30 Sep 2003
• Publisher Washington Square Press
• Publication City/Country New York, NY, United States
• Language English
• Edition Statement Reprint
• Illustrations note Illustrations, unspecified; Illustrations, unspecified
• ISBN10 0743444299
• ISBN13 9780743444293
• Bestsellers rank 136,025

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