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Geisha (Paperback, New Ed): Liza Dalby Geisha (Paperback, New Ed)
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R390 R318 Discovery Miles 3 180 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE UK Geisha: the mystique never dies. Available again, this classic bestsel ler offers an intimate glimpse into a unique female community. In her account of her experience as the Kyoto geisha Ichigiku, Liza Dalby - t he only non-Japanese ever to have trained as a geisha - reveals the re alities of a world that has long been the subject of rumour and fantas y, and that continues to fascinate Japanese and Westerners alike.

Kimono (Paperback, New Ed): Liza Dalby Kimono (Paperback, New Ed)
Liza Dalby 2
R392 R320 Discovery Miles 3 200 Save R72 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

In this beautifully written and lavishly illustrated book Liza Dalby traces the history of the kimono - its designs, uses, aesthetics and social significance - and in doing so explores the world of the geisha, last wearers of the kimono. The colourful and stylised kimono, the national garment of Japan, expresses not only Japanese fashion and design taste but also reveals something of the soul of Japan. Amazingly beautiful, many today consider it impractical, too uncomfortable to wear in modern life - it was generally discarded by men for suits and ties a century ago, and now only worn occasionally by women. However, the kimono still retains a powerful hold on the Japanese heart and mind, and provides a link to Japan's past.

Iroke Cuore Di Geisha (Italian, Paperback): Liza Dalby, Miriam Bendia Iroke Cuore Di Geisha (Italian, Paperback)
Liza Dalby, Miriam Bendia
R1,691 Discovery Miles 16 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

L'esperienza piu emozionante, in una casa del te, e ammirare una geisha che canta il suo kouta (breve canzone) favorito accarezzando con le dita le tre corde di uno shamisen. I lenti accordi ritmici simulano i battiti del cuore, mentre il luccichio purpureo della bocca rimbalza da una nota all'altra e l'eco di ognuno di quei rimbalzi ti si ripercuote nel petto. I testi dei misteriosi ed antichi kouta raccontano le storie d'amore e di morte, le piccole invidie e gelosie, i drammi profondi, le rivalita artistiche e le amicizie, insomma la vita quotidiana di queste spirituali Sacerdotesse dell'Arte, si, ma sempre con un prezioso cuore di donna avvolto dalla seta del kimono. Liza Dalby, la prima occidentale che abbia mai avuto il privilegio di vivere nei quartieri delle geisha, ci prende per mano e ci conduce fin dentro il karyukai: dritti nel cuore delle geisha di Kyoto. Il libro e corredato da 35 fotografie, contiene i testi di 25 kouta in italiano, inglese e giapponese nonche 2 spartiti musicali.

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