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Madame Sadayakko : the geisha who bewitched the West / Lesley Downer.
Van Pelt Library PN2928.K375 D69 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Downer, Lesley.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kawakami, Sadayakko, 1871-1946.
- Kawakami, Sadayakko.
- Actors--Japan--Biography.
- Actors.
- Geishas.
- Japan.
- Geishas--Japan--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Biographie.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Downer, Lesley (autograph) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xi, 321 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Gotham Books, [2003]
- Summary:
- Presents the story of the geisha whose life inspired Puccini's Madame Butterfly, from her training in geisha traditions to her marriage to penniless actor and political maverick Otojiro Kawakami and her rise to international celebrity.
- Contents:
- Prologue
- In Search of Sadayakko 1
- Part I Geisha
- Part II Actress
- Part III Mistress.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-308) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy signed by the author.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Downer, Lesley. Madame Sadayakko.
- ISBN:
- 1592400051
- 9781592400058
- 1592400507
- 9781592400508
- OCLC:
- 51022849
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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