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Women of the pleasure quarters [electronic resource] : the secret history of the geisha / Lesley Downer. by Downer, Lesley. New York : Broadway Books, c2001. Subjects Geishas. Electronic Resource http://hawaii.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=5F7D76F3-39C0-4DA1-94EF-CC1B09AA40F1 This title is available online; click here to access ISBN:  9780767909723 (electronic bk.) 0767909720 (electronic bk.) Description:  1 online resource (xiv, 288 p., [16] p. of plates) : ill. (some col.). Edition:  1st ed. Contents:  Introduction: Through the Looking Glass -- 1. Japan Before the Geisha: High-class Courtesans and the Culture of Desire -- 2. The World of the Geisha: Love, Passion, and Jealousy -- 3. Inside the Pleasure Quarters: The Maiko of Kyoto -- 4. Male Geisha and Dancing Girls of the Eighteenth Century -- 5. Inside the Pleasure Quarters: Becoming a Geisha -- 6. Geisha in the Victorian Age -- 7. Inside the Pleasure Quarters: Geisha Life -- 8. From the Flapper Years to the Age of Neon -- 9. A Dying Tradition -- 10. Saying Goodbye. Requests:  0 Summary:  "As denizens of a world defined by silence and mystery, geisha are notoriously difficult to meet and even to find. Lesley Downer, an award-winning writer, Japanese scholar, and consummate storyteller, gained more access into this world than almost any other Westerner ever has and spent several months living in it. In Women of the Pleasure Quarters, she weaves together intimate portraits of modern geisha with the romantic legends and colorful historical tales of geisha of the past." "From Sadda Yakko, who dined with American presidents and had her portrait painted by Picasso, to Koito, a modern-day geisha who maintains her own website, geisha throughout history step out of the pages of Women of the Pleasure Quarters to become living, breathing creatures. Looking into such traditions as mizuage, the ritual deflowering which was once a rite of passage for all geisha, and providing colorful depictions of the geisha's dress, training, and homes, Downer, with grace, elegance, and respect, transforms their reality in a captivating narrative that both informs and entertains."--BOOK JACKET.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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