Geisha Books

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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 179 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,130,330 ratings — published 1997
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Geisha, a Life Geisha, a Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.93 — 28,056 ratings — published 2002
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Geisha Geisha (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,802 ratings — published 1983
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Autobiography of a Geisha Autobiography of a Geisha (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,780 ratings — published 1957
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Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,561 ratings — published 2000
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Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Bewitched the West Madame Sadayakko: The Geisha Who Bewitched the West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.63 — 673 ratings — published 2003
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Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series) Rivalry: A Geisha's Tale (Japanese Studies Series)
by (shelved 14 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.61 — 1,084 ratings — published 1917
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Geisha: A Unique World of Tradition, Elegance and Art Geisha: A Unique World of Tradition, Elegance and Art (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.11 — 188 ratings — published 2003
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A Geisha's Journey: My Life As a Kyoto Apprentice A Geisha's Journey: My Life As a Kyoto Apprentice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.11 — 380 ratings — published 2008
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Snow Country Snow Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.55 — 43,310 ratings — published 1948
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The Nightless City: Or the History of the Yoshiwara Yukwaku The Nightless City: Or the History of the Yoshiwara Yukwaku (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.85 — 78 ratings — published 1971
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Geisha Geisha (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.93 — 161 ratings — published 1999
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Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art Geisha: The Life, the Voices, the Art (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.92 — 218 ratings — published 1995
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The Blonde Geisha The Blonde Geisha (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as geisha)
avg rating 2.55 — 408 ratings — published 2006
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Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile Geisha: Beyond the Painted Smile (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.79 — 43 ratings — published 2004
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Geisha: A Photographic History, 1872-1912 Geisha: A Photographic History, 1872-1912 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.10 — 59 ratings — published 2006
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The Life of a Geisha The Life of a Geisha (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.93 — 211 ratings — published 2012
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Geishas and the Floating World: Inside Tokyo's Yoshiwara Pleasure District Geishas and the Floating World: Inside Tokyo's Yoshiwara Pleasure District (ebook)
by (shelved 3 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.30 — 63 ratings — published
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The Geisha with the Green Eyes The Geisha with the Green Eyes (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.79 — 540 ratings — published 2015
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Kimono Kimono (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.04 — 420 ratings — published 1993
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Yoshiwara: The Pleasure Quarters of Old Tokyo (Yenbooks) Yoshiwara: The Pleasure Quarters of Old Tokyo (Yenbooks)
by (shelved 3 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.58 — 81 ratings — published 1973
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The Demon in the Teahouse (Samurai Detective, #2) The Demon in the Teahouse (Samurai Detective, #2)
by (shelved 3 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.98 — 815 ratings — published 2001
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The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, and Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient The Asian Mystique: Dragon Ladies, Geisha Girls, and Our Fantasies of the Exotic Orient (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 3 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.50 — 256 ratings — published 2005
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Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan Maiko Masquerade: Crafting Geisha Girlhood in Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.17 — 6 ratings — published 2021
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Spider (Warrior Woman of the Samurai, #4) Spider (Warrior Woman of the Samurai, #4)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.17 — 93 ratings — published
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Chameleon (Warrior Woman of the Samurai, #3) Chameleon (Warrior Woman of the Samurai, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.08 — 168 ratings — published
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This World is Ours (The Geisha Who Ran Away, #3) This World is Ours (The Geisha Who Ran Away, #3)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.12 — 160 ratings — published
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The Red Thread of Fate (The Geisha Who Ran Away, #2) The Red Thread of Fate (The Geisha Who Ran Away, #2)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.11 — 190 ratings — published
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The Song of the Wild Geese (The Geisha Who Ran Away, #1) The Song of the Wild Geese (The Geisha Who Ran Away, #1)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.10 — 335 ratings — published
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BUTTERFLIES OF THE NIGHT: Mama-sans, Geisha, Strippers, and the Japanese Men They Serve BUTTERFLIES OF THE NIGHT: Mama-sans, Geisha, Strippers, and the Japanese Men They Serve (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.73 — 52 ratings — published 2004
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Butterfly's Sisters: The Geisha in Western Culture Butterfly's Sisters: The Geisha in Western Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.38 — 8 ratings — published 2010
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Memoirs of a Geisha Memoirs of a Geisha (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.46 — 9,063 ratings — published
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Geisha Secrets: A Pillow Book for Lovers Geisha Secrets: A Pillow Book for Lovers (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.40 — 15 ratings — published 2000
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Little Songs of the Geisha: Traditional Japanese Ko-Uta Little Songs of the Geisha: Traditional Japanese Ko-Uta (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.69 — 52 ratings — published 2000
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Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 3.41 — 185 ratings — published 2007
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Geisha: Women of Japan's Flower & Willow World Geisha: Women of Japan's Flower & Willow World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as geisha)
avg rating 4.06 — 17 ratings — published 2005
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The Secrets From The Hidden House Trilogy The Secrets From The Hidden House Trilogy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 4.23 — 26 ratings — published
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Secrets of the Geisha Secrets of the Geisha (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 3.60 — 388 ratings — published 1983
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The GEISHA The GEISHA (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2013
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Big Bad Alpha Box Set Big Bad Alpha Box Set (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 3.74 — 46 ratings — published 2014
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Geisha - The Mysterious Japanese Entertainer Geisha - The Mysterious Japanese Entertainer (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 2015
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Parfum de soie Parfum de soie (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 3.55 — 22 ratings — published
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Encyclopedia Of Prostitution And Sex Work (Volume, #1) Encyclopedia Of Prostitution And Sex Work (Volume, #1)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 4.50 — 8 ratings — published 2006
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Me llamo Anita Alvarado Me llamo Anita Alvarado (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 3.60 — 48 ratings — published 2002
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Wild Iris: A Historical Fiction Novel (Daughter of the Yakuza Book 1) Wild Iris: A Historical Fiction Novel (Daughter of the Yakuza Book 1)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 4.54 — 13 ratings — published
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Memorie dell'Isola Ventaglio, Vol. 4 Memorie dell'Isola Ventaglio, Vol. 4 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 4.07 — 14 ratings — published
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Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement, and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater Kissing the Mask: Beauty, Understatement, and Femininity in Japanese Noh Theater (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 3.66 — 156 ratings — published 2010
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Shanks Mare: Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel & Ribaldry Shanks Mare: Japan's Great Comic Novel of Travel & Ribaldry (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as geisha)
avg rating 3.47 — 157 ratings — published 1802
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Yasunari Kawabata
“In the moonlight the fine geishalike skin took on the luster of a seashell.”
Yasunari Kawabata, Snow Country

“When I was a nursemaid at the home of the landowners, a nun who happened to pass once gave me something square and white.Timidly I licked it and discovered that it was sweet and delicious. I realize now that it must have been a sugar cube;but still, more than twenty years later, I remember clearly the joy I felt then. It's not just children; everyone seems to be deeply touched by unexpected joy brought to them by others and is unable to forget it.
That child will be grown up by now, and if he hasn't forgotten me, whenever he sees a crying child he'll want to say a kind word and wipe the kid's nose. And when that kid grows up, he'll do the same. To do something kind for another is never a bad feeling; it fosters a spirit of caring for other people. And who knows,after a hundrend years, human beings may even learn to cooperate with one another...Yes, that was it: I'd try to teach children that if they felt glad when someone gave them a single piece of candy,then they in turn should give to others.”
Sayo Masuda

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