Autobiography Of A Geisha
by Sayo Masuda
Sayo Masuda was a geisha at a hot springs resort, where the realities of sex for sale are unadorned by the trappings of wealth and power. Remarkable for its wit and frankness, the book is a moving record of a woman's survival on the margins of Japanese society--in the words of the translator, "the superbly told tale of a woman whom fortune never favored yet never
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Sayo Masuda was a geisha at a hot springs resort, where the realities of sex for sale are unadorned by the trappings of wealth and power. Remarkable for its wit and frankness, the book is a moving record of a woman's survival on the margins of Japanese society--in the words of the translator, "the superbly told tale of a woman whom fortune never favored yet never defeated."
Columbia University Press
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780231129503
- Publisher:
- Columbia University
- Publication date:
- 03/01/2003
- Pages:
- 202
- Product dimensions:
- 0.63(w) x 8.50(h) x 5.50(d)
- Age Range:
- 18 Years
Table of Contents
Part 1: A Little Dog, Abandoned and Terrified Little Crane the nursemaidThe eyes of the oxen glow in the darkI, too, had a motherPart 2: The Sunburned Novice The dream palaceGeisha schoolI want to be a geisha, right nowMy four "Elder Sisters''The death of Elder Sister TakemiThe hot ironThe scarI learn my nameCruel rulesI devote myself to artPart 3: Miss Low Gets Wise Shallow riverA secret placeThe new noviceThe sleep-with-anyone geishaHow to be cute and sexyPart 4: Bird in a Cage My first customerThe geisha temperamentMiscarriageThou shalt not loveIn the party businessTip takerTsukiko's suicideRevengePart 5: Awakening to Love Number Two and Number ThreeTricks of the love tradeThe witcher bewitchedTrue loveAttempted suicidePart 6: Wanderings of a Castaway No place to call homeA brother's loveTears of humiliationWar's endThe dumpling-soup dinerPart 7: A Dream for My Little Brother Beautiful eyesPeddlerStreet stallGang mollLittle FoundlingSeven funerary lathsPart 8: The Depths of Despair My little brother's suicideReturn to SuwaReunionHappy daysFarewell banquetLove's anguishHappiness and unhappinessWandering between life and deathPart 9: The Road Back to Life Innocent smilePiiko the fledgling hawkVain dreamsThe Prostitution Prevention ActCats' paws
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