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rivalry: a geisha's tale (japanese studies series)(translation)
[Paperback - 2011]
kafu nagai
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Category: Fiction
Sub-category: Literary Fiction
Publisher: Columbia University Press | ISBN: 9780231141192 | Pages: 184
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Komayo is a former geisha who, upon the death of her husband, returns to the "world of flower and willow" to escape poverty. A chance encounter with an old patron, Yoshioka, leads to a potentially profitable relationship: Yoshioka believes Komayo can restore his lost innocence; Komayo uses Yoshioka's patronage to compete in elaborate music and dance performances. As Komayo considers Yoshioka's offer, she falls in love with Segawa, a young actor who promises to turn the talented geisha into the finest dancer in the Shimbashi quarter. Komayo is eager to become the lead performer among her peers. Her ambition even tempts her to assume a third patron known as the "Sea Monster," a repellent but wealthy antiques dealer. As she grows to realize a glittering career, Komayo becomes the target of her three lovers' bitter rivalry, which leaves her both thrilled and exhausted, brutalized and redeemed. Nagai Kafu's captivating tale moves from the intimate corners of the geisha house to the back rooms of assignation, from the dressing areas of the great kabuki theaters to the lonely country villa of a theater critic and connoisseur of Shimbashi women, detailing one woman's absorbing quest to find fame, affection, and financial security.

About the Author

Nagai Kafu (1879-1959) was a Japanese novelist whose translated works include Rivalry: A Geisha s Tale, Autumn Wind and Other Stories, American Stories, and During the Rains and Flowers in the Shades: Two Novellas. Mitsuko Iriye is an independent scholar working in the field of comparative literature.

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