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title: "Geisha Paperback – January 1, 1998"
brand: "liza dalby"
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# Geisha Paperback – January 1, 1998

**Brand:** liza dalby
**Price:** KD 11.17
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- **What is this?** Geisha Paperback – January 1, 1998 by liza dalby
- **How much does it cost?** KD 11.17 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Misleading title
  

*by O***R on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 18, 2023*

As it turns out - she never became a true Geisha, she just attended the rituals. Bummer

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Before Memoirs of a Geisha
  

*by C***Y on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 10, 2006*

Arthur Golden used Liz Dalby's book as a key into the secret world of geisha so I wanted to read it primarily to learn what it was like to be the only American geisha.  It isn't a book that you will want to read in one sitting but the chapters are clearly divided into smaller sections and reading one or two sections a night is very satisfying.  Although I had hoped for more personal details of Liz Dalby's experiences, once I got used to her style of presentation I became interested in all the other information which she felt it was important to include.  By the last chapter, I truly wished the book was longer and decided to order her book on Kimono to extend the pleasure of her writing style for a while.  At the very beginning I was afraid her interest in anthropology would make this rather a dry book but as she warmed to her subject matter, I grew to enjoy her slightly clinical distance from what she described.For those who are looking for the passion of Memoirs of a Geisha, you should probably read Arthur Golden's book -- which is much more detailed than the movie.  For those who will enjoy an objective but sympathetic view of life as a geisha from the 1930's to the mid 1970's, I recommend this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Geisha by Liza Dalby
  

*by D***T on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 9, 2014*

I love this book.  An excellent explanation about the intimate and secretive world of the geisha.  What makes this book a good read is that Dalby is an anthropologist who is heavily involved in the Japanese culture and does a great job explaining why the West will never fully understand the geisha, or why Japanese men pay big bucks for their company and alcohol, since geisha are not prostitutes and sex is not involved.  The problem is the West does not have anything comparable to the geisha.  For those who are fans of Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, or the movie, you may be interested to know that Golden pays tribute to Dalby for her extensive knowledge of the geisha.  Although Dalby did not go through the normal process to become a geisha, nor was she a geisha that long, she completely immerse herself and was well accepted.  Instead of just being a description of geisha, it is a very personal account of her relationship with her geisha sisters and house mothers.  A very interesting look at how different Japanese culture and its mind set is in contrast to Western way of thinking.  I couldn't believe I put aside my Game of Thrones books so I could read this book.  I still have five other geisha books to read, but those will have to wait until I finish Book 4 of the Game of Thrones.

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