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9780811828130

Ariake

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  • ISBN13:

    9780811828130

  • ISBN10:

    0811828131

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-06-01
  • Publisher: Chronicle Books Llc
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Summary

Books like Arthur Golden'sMemoirs of a Geishahave signaled the current fascination with the discreetly private side of Japan during the evocative age of dynasties and imperial rule.Ariake, a stunning gift book, offers up the passionate words of the elegant and cultured female courtesans of ancient Japan. It was customary in the late 1st and early 2nd century Japanese courts for women to express their hearts' greatest desires and sorrows through poetry. Translated and compiled inAriake, these lyrical and poignant verses of seduction, love, and lament are both simple and extraordinary. Illustrated throughout with gorgeous collages that evoke the color, fabric, and textures of the East,Ariakebrings to life the subtle eloquence of ancient Japan and the universal passions and torments of love.Ariakeis an exquisite and timeless volume of the heart's longing.

Author Biography

Rae Grant is a New York based book designer and artist with degrees in Anthropology and Asian Studies.

Liza Dalby is the only westerner ever to have joined the ranks of the geisha. She is the author of many books, including the classic Geisha and a new novel, The Tale of Murasaki .

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