East Wind Melts the Ice by Liza Crihfield Dalby

East Wind Melts the Ice by Liza Crihfield Dalby

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Contains essays that transports us from the author's Berkeley garden to the streets of Kyoto, to Imperial China, to the sea cliffs of Northern California, and to points beyond. This book presents her memories of living in Japan and becoming the first and only non-Japanese geisha.

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East Wind Melts the Ice by Liza Crihfield Dalby

Contains essays that transports us from the author's Berkeley garden to the streets of Kyoto, to Imperial China, to the sea cliffs of Northern California, and to points beyond. This book presents her memories of living in Japan and becoming the first and only non-Japanese geisha.
"[Dalby has] the keen eye of a naturalist and fluent language of a poet, Dalby"--Southeast Review of Asian Stds
Liza Dalby is an anthropologist specializing in Japanese culture. She was recently a consultant for Rob Marshall's film Memoirs of a Geisha.
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ISBN 13 9780520259911
ISBN 10 0520259912
Title East Wind Melts the Ice
Author Liza Crihfield Dalby
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of California Press
Year published 2009-02-17
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.