腕くらべ by Kafu Nagai
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"腕くらべ" by Kafu Nagai is a Japanese novel written between 1916-1917 about the geisha district of Shimbashi in early 20th-century Tokyo. The story follows Komayo, a geisha who returns to the pleasure quarters after her husband's death. She navigates complicated relationships with two men: Yoshioka, a calculating businessman who offers financial security, and Segawa, a kabuki performer she passionately desires. Through betrayals and rivalries with other geisha, Komayo struggles to balance love,
loyalty, and her quest for independence in a world where emotional detachment is survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Nagai, Kafu, 1879-1959 |
|---|---|
| Title | 腕くらべ |
| Alternate Title | Ude kurabe |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisha_in_Rivalry |
| Credits | Produced by Kaoru Tanaka and Sachiko Hill |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 96.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | Japanese |
| LoC Class | PL: Language and Literatures: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Geishas -- Fiction |
| Subject | Tokyo (Japan) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 34636 |
| Release Date | Dec 13, 2010 |
| Last Update | Feb 24, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 458 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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