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Madame Sadayakko :The Geisha Who Seduced the West
Madame Sadayakko :The Geisha Who Seduced the West
hardback
Published:
24 February, 2003
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| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780755310302 |
| ISBN10 | 0755310306 |
| Number Of Pages | 352 |
| Item Weight | 1000 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Headline Publishing Group |
| Format | hardback |
Media Reviews
The geisha - in fiction and non-fiction - is enjoying something of a vogue, and this is a creditable entry in the field. Madame Sadayakko was the ultimate geisha, so exquisite that the Prime Minister of the day paid a fortune to deflower her. But she was a rebel who wanted to carve her own path in life. In 1899 she married an avant-garde actor and set out on the first-ever tour of the West by a Japanese theatre company. Sadayakko took to the stage and became a star. She danced for the American President and for the Prince of Wales, Picasso painted her, Gide and Rodin admired her. But back in Japan, she suffered the stigma of being an ex-geisha and an actor and was forced to make a terrible choice.
Author's Bio
Lesley Downer lived in Japan for more than ten years and speaks fluent Japanese. She has written many books about Japan and its culture, presented television programmes on the subject for both Channel 4 and the BBC and she contributes a weekly column to The Scotsman called 'Postcard from Japan'.