腕くらべ
Nagai, Kafu, 1879-1959
腕くらべ Ude kurabe - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha_in_Rivalry Release date is 2010-12-13
Produced by Kaoru Tanaka and Sachiko Hill Produced by Kaoru Tanaka and Sachiko Hill
"腕くらべ" by Kafu Nagai is a Japanese novel written between 1916-1917 about the geisha district of Shimbashi in early 20th-century Tokyo. The story follows Komayo, a geisha who returns to the pleasure quarters after her husband's death. She navigates complicated relationships with two men: Yoshioka, a calculating businessman who offers financial security, and Segawa, a kabuki performer she passionately desires. Through betrayals and rivalries with other geisha, Komayo struggles to balance love, loyalty, and her quest for independence in a world where emotional detachment is survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Geishas -- Fiction Tokyo (Japan) -- Fiction
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腕くらべ Ude kurabe - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha_in_Rivalry Release date is 2010-12-13
Produced by Kaoru Tanaka and Sachiko Hill Produced by Kaoru Tanaka and Sachiko Hill
"腕くらべ" by Kafu Nagai is a Japanese novel written between 1916-1917 about the geisha district of Shimbashi in early 20th-century Tokyo. The story follows Komayo, a geisha who returns to the pleasure quarters after her husband's death. She navigates complicated relationships with two men: Yoshioka, a calculating businessman who offers financial security, and Segawa, a kabuki performer she passionately desires. Through betrayals and rivalries with other geisha, Komayo struggles to balance love, loyalty, and her quest for independence in a world where emotional detachment is survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Geishas -- Fiction Tokyo (Japan) -- Fiction
PL