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Autobiography of a Geisha

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Candid memoir exposing true geisha life hardships.

If you're looking for an honest and raw depiction of a life far from the cherry-blossom-tinted narrative of geisha glamour, Sayo Masuda's autobiography might just move you deeply. It's an eye-opening journey through the stark realities behind the painted smiles and silk kimonos, offering insights into a Japan that's seldom spoken about. You'll find not just a story of survival but a testament to the resilience of a woman who dared to raise her voice.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Autobiography of a Geisha

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ISBN: 9780099490777
Authors: Sayo Masuda
Publisher: Vintage
Date of Publication: 2006-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: History, Biographies & Memoirs
Related Topics: Asia, Memoir, Biography Memoir, Biography, Autobiography
Goodreads rating: 3.95
(rated by 3603 readers)

Description

Sayo Masuda's story is an extraordinary portrait of rural life in Japan and an illuminating contrast to the fictionalized lives of glamorous geishas. At the age of six, Masuda's poverty-stricken family sent her to work as a nursemaid. At the age of twelve, she was indentured to a geisha house. In Autobiography of a Geisha, Masuda chronicles a harsh world in which young women faced the realities of sex for sale and were deprived of their freedom and identity. She also tells of her life after leaving the geisha house, painting a vivid panorama of the grinding poverty of rural life in wartime Japan. Many years later, Masuda decides to tell her story. Although she could barely read or write, she was determined to tell the truth about life as a geisha and explode the myths surrounding their secret world. Remarkably frank and incredibly moving, this is the record of one woman's survival on the margins of Japanese society.
 

Candid memoir exposing true geisha life hardships.

If you're looking for an honest and raw depiction of a life far from the cherry-blossom-tinted narrative of geisha glamour, Sayo Masuda's autobiography might just move you deeply. It's an eye-opening journey through the stark realities behind the painted smiles and silk kimonos, offering insights into a Japan that's seldom spoken about. You'll find not just a story of survival but a testament to the resilience of a woman who dared to raise her voice.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.