Mineko Iwasaki se proslavila jako jedna z nejznámějších japonských geiko, jejíž kariéra náhle skončila v devětadvaceti letech. Její umělecké vystoupení, kterým bavila celosvětové celebrity a royalty, jí zajistilo uznání. Již během svého učednictví byla předurčena k převzetí gejšina domu, což svědčí o jejím výjimečném postavení a talentu v tomto tradičním umění.
Слишком много тайн окутывает понятие «гейша»... История жизни Mineko Iwasaki, одной из самых легендарных гейш Японии, призвана объяснить европейским и американским читателям, чем в действительности является эта уникальная профессия.
"Celebrated as the most successful geisha of her generation, Mineko Iwasaki was only five years old when she left her parents' home for the world of the geisha. For the next twenty-five years, she would live a life filled with extraordinary professional demands and rich rewards. She would learn the formal customs and language of the geisha and study the ancient arts of Japanese dance and music. She would enchant kings and princes, captains of industry and titans of the entertainment world, some of whom would become her dearest friends. Through great pride and determination, she would be hailed as one of the most prized geishas in Japan's history, and one of the last great practitioners of this now fading art form." "In Geisha, a Life, Mineko Iwasaki tells her story, from her warm early childhood, to her intense yet privileged upbringing in the Iwasaki okiya (household), to her years as a renowned geisha, and finally, to her decision at the age of twenty-nine to retire and marry, a move that would mirror the demise of geisha culture."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved