http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/03/26/enter-the-geisha-mineko-iwasaki/ My life as a father, Buddhist and Japanophile. Sat, 11 Jun 2011 01:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/03/26/enter-the-geisha-mineko-iwasaki/#comment-2521 Doug Sun, 29 Mar 2009 13:28:00 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=3526#comment-2521 Wow, just that excerpt was really intense. I found the book on Amazon as well, so I went ahead and added it to the wishlist. I think I may get that one in the near future. What an excellent recommendation. Thank you. :) Wow, just that excerpt was really intense. I found the book on Amazon as well, so I went ahead and added it to the wishlist. I think I may get that one in the near future. What an excellent recommendation. Thank you.

]]> http://japanlifeandreligion.com/2009/03/26/enter-the-geisha-mineko-iwasaki/#comment-2516 ロバート Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:00:37 +0000 http://nihonshukyo.wordpress.com/?p=3526#comment-2516 For a contrasting view of Geisha amongst other things, I recommend Autobiography of a Geisha by Sayo Masuda. It's a true story of a life of adversity of an Onsen Geisha before the war. The original manuscript was written entirely in kana. Someday I hope to read it in the original. One of the memorable lines is "Unable to go to school, unable to read, I had grown up as an abandoned dog does; and then at the age of twelve, I was sold." you can read an extract here http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/extract.htm?command=search&db=main.txt&eqisbndata=0099462044 For a contrasting view of Geisha amongst other things, I recommend Autobiography of a Geisha by Sayo Masuda. It’s a true story of a life of adversity of an Onsen Geisha before the war. The original manuscript was written entirely in kana. Someday I hope to read it in the original.
One of the memorable lines is
“Unable to go to school, unable to read, I had grown up as an abandoned dog does; and then at the age of twelve, I was sold.”
you can read an extract here
http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/catalog/extract.htm?command=search&db=main.txt&eqisbndata=0099462044

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