Geisha by Liza Dalby

Geisha

Liza Dalby

367 pages first pub 1983 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced

Description

In this classic best-seller, Liza Dalby, the only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha, offers an insider's look at the exclusive world of female companions to the Japanese male elite. Her new preface considers the geisha today as a vesti...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 60%
adventurous 20%
challenging 20%
inspiring 20%
mysterious 20%

Pace

slow 80%
medium 20%

Average rating

3.9

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