From Akutagawa Prize-winning author Kiyoko Murata comes a dazzling historical novel about the courtesans whose strike brought down a red-light district The year is 1903, and tenacious and spirited Aoi Ichi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan, becoming the protégée of Shinonome, the oiran, or the highest-ranking courtesan. Through Shinonome’s teachings, fifteen-year-old Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money. Education for a courtesan extends beyond the art of seduction, and as Ichi is taught to read and write she develops a voice that refuse A Woman of Pleasure - Kiyoko Murata od authora Kiyoko Murata a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Kiyoko Murata |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
304 |
Rok vydání |
2024 |
Nakladatelství |
Footnote Press Ltd |