Mineko Iwasaki (岩崎 峰子, Iwasaki Mineko) also known as Mineko She denounced Memoirs of a Geisha as being an inaccurate depiction of the life of a geisha. Iwasaki was particularly offended by the. From age five, Iwasaki trained to be a geisha (or, as it was called in her Kyoto district, a geiko), learning the intricacies of a world that is nearly gone. As the first . An exponent of the highly ritualized—and highly misunderstood—Japanese art form tells all. Or at least some.
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Besides talking about her long-term relationship with a married man and some meetings with royalty, she doesn’t really go into a lot about the entertaining. Mineko Iwasaki might come off to some people as being on a high horse or arrogant or anything like that, but in truth she is a proud woman who doesn’t hide the pride over her accomplishements. Mineko is nothing like Sayuri in any way. Golden can interview a woman from another country and culture from his own about her own life, mess around with …more White male privilege at its finest: Feb 10, Brittany rated it really liked it Shelves: According to Iwasaki, she agreed to speak with Golden on the condition that her involvement would be kept confidential, but Golden revealed her identity by mentioning her name in the book’s acknowledgments [3] as well as several national interviews.
She simultaneously loves and criticizes the hierarchical social structure, restrictiveness, skill, artistry, and effort that contribute to a geisha’s craft, particularly as interacts with gender and as it has failed to change with the times; her experience and opinions are fervent and complex.
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There again, a new incoherence arises; first we are told she “left to get married”; then that she didn’t meet Mr Wonderful until after she had already retired. There is not a lot of information out there, and I will read whatever I can get my hands on. She was fascinated by the dance, striving to reach perfection as the only way to make everything right.
She seemed to do this out of a sense of economic responsibility to her parents–who, by the way, basically sold three of their daughters into Gion, though they hung onto all their male children. To idasaki what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
For people who don’t know about Japanese culture maybe geisha for them has ‘negative’ image. I did recognise the photographs of Mineko, and thought “I’ve seen those pictures somewhere before. It did not disappoint.
Iwasaki was particularly offended by the novel’s portrayal of geiko engaging in ritualized prostitution. Geisha really are the real artist! I think the geiko geisha life is very interesting and beautiful. Geisha, a Life is the first of its kind, as it delicately unfolds the fabric of a geisha’s development.
BurnsElizabeth A. Like way too strong. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. But it’s a compelling effort, and especially valuable in a world where Memoirs of a Geisha is such a problematic and popular text. Nov 26, Christeena rated it really liked it. If lfie like reading about women being in charge and about japanese culture and don’t mind that it’s a woman who’s proud of herself telling the story, then this book is for you. As the first geisha to truly lift the iasaki of secrecy about the women who do such work at least according to the publisherIwasaki writes of leaving home so young, undergoing rigorous training in dance and other arts and rising to stardom in her profession.
Mineko Iwasaki – Wikipedia
In this book you’ll learn about some japanese costums, what the world of the geisha or geiko, as in this book is like and how it is organized. Everything is described in great but often slightly clinical detail, and it’s worth it purely for the time Iwasaki spends describing every part of a geiko’s outfit, from shoes to hair ornaments, and the kimonos she describes are so gorgeous it’ll make your mouth water.
The geisha are presented as artists in every sense of the word – in how they dress, how they portray themselves to others, their artistic and musical abilities.
It was the way in which she wrote it though, that was off-putting: The bulk of the novel is spent discussing how beautiful, talented, and loved she is. Also, I want to talk about the Mizuage tradition. At another point, she goes to get her face shaved which she has done regularly since she was a child.
She takes this to such a ridiculous level that, at one point, she insists that she doesn’t fart. I liked it but was not what I would call a great book. The kenban is an independent organization that performs this service on behalf of the geiko association. I’d give this 2.
Review of Geisha: A Life by Mineko Iwasaki
Is this the same book as Geisha of Gion by Mineko Iwasaki? The attribution of a certain ritual of the oiran courtesans to the geishas was probably what made Iwasaki upset. Iwaasaki could not handle such a career – the lack of good sleep for such a lon The culture Iwasaki reveals is more than enough for me to give her a pass on the somewhat stilted writing – she isn’t an author by trade, after all.
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GEISHA, A Life
A book I would certainly recommend to anyone who has ever looked at the stunning pictures of these women and just wondered. She has a lot of foreboding premonitions that turn out to be spot on.
Some elaboration would have been fantastic. Now I can say that I have read minejo books, and Memoirs of a Geisha beats the pants off of this very informative, but slightly dry attempt at the same.
It was way too stilted to feel like a real, genuine account to me.