Nagai, Kafu 1879-1959 creator text utu 2010 monographic ja 1 online resource : multiple file formats "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.) 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 Original publication data not identified Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Geishas -- Fiction Tokyo (Japan) -- Fiction PL Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34636 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34636 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133806.0 34636