A woman of pleasure : a novel
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Author
Contributors
Carpenter, Juliet Winters, translator.
Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2024.
Format
Book
Edition
First Counterpoint edition.
ISBN
9781640095793, 1640095799
Physical Desc
309 pages ; 21 cm
Status
Wausau - MCPL - Adult Fiction New
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Published
Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2024.
Edition
First Counterpoint edition.
Street Date
2402
Language
English
ISBN
9781640095793, 1640095799
Notes
General Note
First published in Japanese in 2013.
Description
"In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Ichi Aoi is sold to the most exclusive brothel in Kumamoto, Japan. Despite her modest beginnings in a southern fishing village, she becomes the protégée of an oiran, the highest-ranking courtesan at the brothel. Through the teachings of her oiran, Shinonome, Ichi begins to understand the intertwined power of sex and money. And in her mandatory school lessons, her writing instructor, Tetsuko, encourages Ichi and the others to think clearly and express themselves. Based on real-life events in Meiji-era Japan, award-winning and critically acclaimed veteran writer Kiyoko Murata re-creates in stunning detail the brutal yet vibrant lives of women in the red-light district at the turn of the twentieth century-the bond they share, the survival skills they pass down, and the power of owning one's language. By banding together, the women organize a strike and walk away from the brothel and into the possibility of new lives"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Murata, K., & Carpenter, J. W. (2024). A woman of pleasure: a novel (First Counterpoint edition.). Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murata, Kiyoko, 1945- and Juliet Winters, Carpenter. 2024. A Woman of Pleasure: A Novel. Counterpoint.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Murata, Kiyoko, 1945- and Juliet Winters, Carpenter. A Woman of Pleasure: A Novel Counterpoint, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Murata, Kiyoko, and Juliet Winters Carpenter. A Woman of Pleasure: A Novel First Counterpoint edition., Counterpoint, 2024.
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