Butterfly's Sisters: The Geisha in Western Culture by Yoko Kawaguchi

Butterfly's Sisters: The Geisha in Western Culture

Yoko Kawaguchi

336 pages first pub 2010 (editions)

nonfiction informative medium-paced
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In this fascinating and wide-ranging book, Yoko Kawaguchi explores the Western portrayal of Japanese women—and geishas in particular—from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. She argues that in the West, Japanese women have come to embod...

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