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Women of the pleasure quarters
the secret history of the geisha
By Downer, Lesley
- ISBN
- 978-0-76790-489-6
- Publisher
- New York : Broadway Books, c2001.
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Reviewed on June 15, 2001
A British journalist with a passion for Japan, Downer documented the travels of 17th-century Japanese poet Basho in On the Narrow Road to the Deep North (1989), delved into Japan's rich and famous with The Brothers: The Hidden World of Japan's Richest Family (LJ 6/1/95), and now uncovers the history, society, and subversive culture of the geisha through her diligent research and translations. She leads the reader through 400 years of history, much of which was previously ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
