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Geisha: A Life
by Mineko Iwasaki
I picked this memoir up after learning that Mineko Iwasaki was the main inspiration for Memoirs of a Geisha. The memoir is good to learn about the geisha traditions from someone who was in the trade and it combats the Western perspective of geisha culture.
The memoir itself was sometimes difficult to follow because Iwasaki would jump between time when talking about her experiences. Also, there was a lack of transitional phrases so things would suddenly just happen. I suspect it's because it was translated from Japanese to English.
The memoir itself was sometimes difficult to follow because Iwasaki would jump between time when talking about her experiences. Also, there was a lack of transitional phrases so things would suddenly just happen. I suspect it's because it was translated from Japanese to English.