Geisha

by Stephen Longstreet, Ethel Longstreet

Barcelona. 20 cm. 250 p., 1 h. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial ilustrada. Longstreet, Stephen 1907-2002. Stephen y Ethel Longstreet. Traducción J. Mª Cañas .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario.

288 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1960

About the author

Stephen Longstreet was a prolific novelist, screenwriter, cartoonist, and artist whose work ranged in subject from gourmet cookbooks to potboiler detective novels to portraits of American jazz greats. He published over 100 books in his lifetime, including the novel The Sisters Liked them Handsome, which was turned into a successful Broadway musical. Longstreet also wrote screenplays that would go on to star Hollywood greats from Ronald Reagan to Errol Flynn.

Reviews

[Valesvsr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una historia apasionante, escrita de una manera muy fluida y enganchante.
Un fragmento: "Cuando somos jóvenes, creemos que nuestras pasiones, nuestras tensiones, nuestros deseos son eternos; pero, como las hojas sobre un río, todo ello flota hacia el mar. Jamás se puede volver al pasado, porque el pasado no existe. Sólo una idea tiene realidad y existencia. Un hombre que piensa, debe hallar, no sólo la realidad, sino también la secreta forma interior de las cosas. Y en este país todo se encuentra oculto tras la leyenda y el símbolo. Aquí, todo tiene una naturaleza de una especie nueva".

[Juan Ortiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a simple and entertaining story about the love between a foreigner and a local girl (Geisha). The encounter between two cultures and a portrait of Japan, a country that was entering in a new stage with a declining warrior caste with weak shoguns and no authority.

[Pörrö · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read a translation of this book in Finnish. According to back cover text I was expecting more about O-Kita's background but the story was about Daniel and his experiences in Japan