Geisha by Liza Dalby

Geisha

Liza Dalby

357 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced

Description

"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 fascinate...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 57%
adventurous 14%
challenging 14%
inspiring 14%
mysterious 14%

Pace

slow 66%
medium 33%

Average rating

3.9

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