by Mineko Iwasaki, Rande Brown · Atria Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780743444293
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«Geisha, A Life» is the autobiography of Mineko Iwasaki with Rande Brown, published by Atria Books in paperback (297 pages, in English).
Mineko Iwasaki narrates in these memoirs her life from when she left her parents at age five to enter an okiya in Kyoto. She describes her training in dance and other arts, her career as a maiko and geiko in the Gion Kobu district, and the traditions and demands of the geisha world, until her retirement at twenty-nine.
The work was originally published in September 2003 and is written with the collaboration of Rande Brown; the author retired from the profession at twenty-nine.
For readers of memoirs and biographies interested in Japanese culture, the history of Kyoto, and the traditional world of geishas.
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.
