Madame Sadayakko

Madame Sadayakko
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 1592400507
ISBN-13 : 9781592400508
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Book Synopsis Madame Sadayakko by : Lesley Downer

Download or read book Madame Sadayakko written by Lesley Downer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2003 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Women of the Pleasure Quarters shares the story of the famous geisha whose life inspired Puccini's Madame Butterfly, from her training and participation in secret geisha traditions to her defection from her lucrative career to marry the penniless actor and political maverick Otojiro Kawakami and her rise to international celebrity. Reprint.


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