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Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale
by Kafu, Nagai, Snyder, Stephen
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- Comments: Originally published in 1918, Rivalry is regarded as the masterpiece of Nagai Kafu, a Japanese novelist known for his brilliant renderings of Tokyo in the early years of modern Japan. Stephen Snyder offers the first English translation of the complete, uncensored text, which has long been celebrated as one of the most convincing and sensually rich portraits of the geisha profession.Rivalry tells a sweeping story in which sexual politics compete with sisterly affection in a world ruled...
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- ISBN-13: 9780231141185
- ISBN: 0231141181
- Publication Date: 2007
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Originally published in 1918, 'Rivalry' is regarded as a masterpiece and has long been celebrated as a sensually rich portrait of the geisha profession, an emotionally nuanced ensemble piece in which sexual politics compete with sisterly affection in a world ruled by material transaction.Kafu, Nagai is the author of 'Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale', published 2007 under ISBN 9780231141185 and ISBN 0231141181.
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