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Title: AMERICAN GEISHA
By: Marion Taylor, Keith Crome (Editor), James Williams (Editor)
Format: Hardback

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ISBN 10: 0710312164
ISBN 13: 9780710312167
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Publisher: KEGAN PAUL
Pub. date: 15 July, 2009
Pages: 324
Description: An American woman arrives in 1950s Japan and encounters something very different to the world of Madame Butterfly and Lafcadio Hearn she was expecting. This memoir captures the challenge and mutual incomprehension she experiences as she strives to learn about another culture and people.
Synopsis: First published in 2010. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Illustrations: 25 b/w line drawings
Publication: UK
Imprint: Kegan Paul
Returns: Returnable
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