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message 1: by Pied (last edited Dec 13, 2024 09:43PM) (new) - rated it 5 stars

Pied Piper (piedpiperofcinema) | 54 comments Dear librarians,

The information on this page is almost correct, only the original title is not Geisha of Gion. It is a different book! Mineko Iwasaki wrote two books; one was indeed titled Geisha: A Life in the US and Geisha of Gion in the UK. It was her autobiography (co-authored by Rande Gail Brown).

But she subsequently wrote a second book — random bits and pieces that complemented her autobiography. As far as I know, it has not been translated into English, but there is a Russian translation. And so, the ISBN 9785367009262 is a Russian translation of THIS book:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

NOT this one:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5...

The original (Japanese) version of the second book by Mineko Iwasaki was called 祇園のうら道、おもて道―女の舞台、一流の事情. It was first published in 2005 by 幻冬舎 (Gentosha).

I believe this to be the link to the original publisher's page: https://www.gentosha.co.jp/book/detai...

Please make the necessary corrections.

I apologize for being a frequent pain in the nether regions, but two different books should not be lumped into one. Thank you for your work.


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