
by Mineko Iwasaki · BOLSILLO BYBLOS · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466616331

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«Vida de una geisha: la verdadera historia» is the memoir of Mineko Iwasaki, published by Bolsillo Byblos in paperback (368 pages, in Spanish).
Mineko Iwasaki, a geisha of Gion, recounts her life from childhood to her retirement at twenty-nine: her arrival at the geisha house, training in music, dance and conversation, the rules and language of that reserved world, and her ties to influential figures in Japanese society.
The work appeared in 2004 in the Byblos collection; the translation is by María Eugenia Ciocchini Suárez and the text was written with Rande Brown.
For readers of memoirs and biographies and for those who want to approach Japanese culture through a personal testimony.

Mineko Iwasaki is a Japanese businesswoman, author and former geisha. Iwasaki was the most famous geisha in Japan until her sudden retirement at the age of 29. Known for her performances for celebrity and royalty during her geisha life, Iwasaki was the heir apparent to her geisha house while she was just a young apprentice.
