Surprise Castle
A Woman of Pleasure

A Woman of Pleasure - Paperback

$12.99
$17.95
-28%
Quantity
01

Pay over time for orders over $35.00 with

Availability:In StockContributor:Kiyoko Murata, Juliet Winters Carpenter (Translator)Publish date:2024-02-27Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Counterpoint LLCISBN-13:9781640095793ISBN-10:1640095799UPC:9781640095793Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Historical, FeministBook Topic:JapanSize:8.19 x 5.43 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC84BKMP98
An unforgettable novel of fearless women banding together to pursue the lives they want, inspired by the real-life historic Japanese courtesan strike

In 1903, a fifteen-year-old girl named Aoi Ichi 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. By banding together, the women organize a strike and walk away from the brothel and into the possibility of new lives.

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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Counterpoint LLCISBN-13:9781640095793ISBN-10:1640095799UPC:9781640095793Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:World Literature, Historical, FeministBook Topic:JapanSize:8.19 x 5.43 x 0.94 inchesWeight:0.7011Product ID:SC84BKMP98
KIYOKO MURATA has been awarded over ten major literary awards in Japan, including the Akutagawa Prize in 1987. A Woman of Pleasure is her first book to be published in English. She lives in Fukuoka, Japan.

JULIET WINTERS CARPENTER is a distinguished translator of Japanese literature whose work has received numerous awards. She lives with her husband on Whidbey Island in Washington State.
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC

Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Returns accepted within 30 days of purchase.

Recently Viewed

View All