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Title: Orientalist academic memoirs of a geisha
Review: The generally rave reviews about this book are a little misleading. Many people will try to sell you on its authenticity. I would have prefered reading about the culture of the geisha from the perspective of a Japanese writer rather than an American academic ( the author is a professor in E. Asian studies.) The book doesn't breathe under the western fascination with the minutia of every fold of every garment of the geisha wardrobe. I have a hard time believing that we couldnt wait for a Japanese told chronicle of the same story.
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