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100 1 $aNagai, Kafū,$d1879-1959.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81048220
240 10 $aUdekurabe.$lEnglish$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007012861
245 10 $aRivalry :$ba geisha's tale /$cNagai Kafu ; translated by Stephen Snyder.
260 $aNew York :$bColumbia University Press,$c[2007], ©2007.
300 $axii, 165 pages ;$c22 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aJapanese studies series
500 $aTranslated from the Japanese.
520 1 $a"Komayo is a former geisha who, upon the death of her husband, must return to the "world of flower and willow" to escape poverty. A chance encounter with an old patron, Yoshioka, leads to a relationship in which both lovers hope to profit: Yoshioka believes Komayo can restore his lost innocence; Komayo plans to use Yoshioka's patronage to compete in the elaborate music and dance performances staged by her fellow geisha." "Yoshioka is eager to ransom Komayo, but as she considers his offer, Komayo falls in love with Segawa, a young actor who promises to turn the talented geisha into the finest dancer in the Shimbashi quarter. Though her feelings for Segawa are genuine, Komayo is eager to use her lover's position to become the lead performer among her peers. Her ambition even temps her to take on a third patron known only as the "Sea Monster," a repellent but wealthy antiques dealer whose deep pockets promise to shoot Komayo to the height of geisha celebrity." "Though she finds herself at the pinnacle of a glittering career, Komayo becomes the target of a bitter rivalry between her three lovers that leaves her thrilled and exhausted, brutalized and redeemed. Nagai Kafu's tale takes readers from the intimate corners of the geisha house to the back rooms of assignation, from the dressing areas of the great kabuki theaters to the lonely country villa of a theater critic and connoisseur of Shimbashi women. His lush depictions of architecture and costumes and his incisive descriptions of urban life and individual motive provide a vivid backdrop for Komayo's struggle to find fame, affection, and financial security in the refined but ruthless theater of Shimbashi."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aGeishas$vFiction.
700 1 $aSnyder, Stephen.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2011021131
830 0 $aJapanese studies series (Columbia University Press)$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005052576
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0711/2007007732.html
852 00 $beal$hPL812.A4$iU313 2007
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