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Madame Sadayakko : the geisha who bewitched the West

Presents the story of the geisha whose life inspired Puccini's Madame Butterfly, from her training in geisha traditions to her marriage to penniless actor and political maverick Otojiro Kawakami and her rise to international celebrity

Print Book, English, ©2003
Gotham Books, New York, N.Y., ©2003