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Description edit
A critically acclaimed author tells the enthralling true story of the real Madame Butterfly, a woman who became the most celebrated geisha in Japan and the first to tour the West. At twenty-nine, she captivated the world’s stage. From San Francisco to New York, Paris, and Berlin,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Sada Yacco: Add a description of this character.
- Otojiro
- Kawakami
- Momosuke
- Prince Ito
- Sadayakko
- Kamekichi
- Yukichi Fukuzawa
- Mikami
- Loie Fuller
- Tomiji
- Raikichi
- Sarah Bernhardt
- Kesa
- Duncan
- Ellen Terry
- Shigure Hasegawa
- Hutton
- Knight
- Hamada
- Shakespeare
- Hirozo
- Itagaki
- Henry Irving
- Hatsu
- Yone Noguchi
- Komura
- Kuroiwa
- Inoue
- Kushibiki
- Mme Yacco
- Asajiro
- Salome
- Iwasaki
- Dojoji
- Kiichi
- Maruyama
- Hirobumi Ito
- Tatsuno
- David Belasco
Setting & Locations edit
- Japan
- Tokyo
- Paris
- America
- London
- Kobe
- New York
- Osaka
- San Francisco
- Europe
- Korea
- Nagoya
- United States
- Kyoto
- France
- Chicago
- Berlin
- Russia
- Boston
- Yoshicho
- China
- Britain
- Yokohama
- Pacific
- Hakata
- Keio
- Yoshiwara
- Germany
- England
- Seattle
- Kiso Valley
- Shibuya
- Chigasaki
- Vienna
- Nagasaki
- Nethersole
- Desdemona
- Manchuria
- Shimbashi
- Shinto
- Nihonbashi
- New Wave
- Kakumasa
- Washington
- Geisha
- Kyushu
First Sentence edit
One fine autumn evening in 1885 a young man was strolling along the banks of the River Sumida in Tokyo.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lesley Downer (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 792.028092
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Women
- Books › History › Asia › Japan
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Entertainers
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Arts & Literature › Actors & Actresses
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Memoirs
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