Mineko Iwasaki Libros

Tras demandar a Arthur Golden —autor de Memorias de una geisha— por difamación, incumplimiento de contrato y violación de los derechos intelectuales por revelar su identidad en las páginas del mencionado libro, Mineko Iwasaki, una importante geisha del distrito de Gion Kobe, en Kioto, decide contar en primera persona su verdadera historia y la de estas elegantes damas dedicadas a las artes de la música, la danza y la conversación, desvelando así los entresijos de una comunidad protegida durante más de trescientos años por un antiguo código de silencio y famosa por su secretismo. «Existe un gran misterio acerca de lo que significa ser una geisha y no son pocos los equívocos que suscita nuestra profesión. Espero que este relato contribuya a esclarecerlos.»

"Celebrated as the most successful geisha of her generation, Mineko Iwasaki was only five years old when she left her parents' home for the world of the geisha. For the next twenty-five years, she would live a life filled with extraordinary professional demands and rich rewards. She would learn the formal customs and language of the geisha and study the ancient arts of Japanese dance and music. She would enchant kings and princes, captains of industry and titans of the entertainment world, some of whom would become her dearest friends. Through great pride and determination, she would be hailed as one of the most prized geishas in Japan's history, and one of the last great practitioners of this now fading art form." "In Geisha, a Life, Mineko Iwasaki tells her story, from her warm early childhood, to her intense yet privileged upbringing in the Iwasaki okiya (household), to her years as a renowned geisha, and finally, to her decision at the age of twenty-nine to retire and marry, a move that would mirror the demise of geisha culture."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved