Stephen Longstreet, Ethel Longstreet

Broschiertes Buch

Geishas and the Floating World

Inside Tokyo's Yoshiwara Pleasure District

Beschreibung

Stephen Mansfield's new introduction bridges time, examining gender realities and the Yoshiwara through contemporary eyes, highlighting often overlooked subtleties and the harsh realities associated with this glittering world.

Autor

Stephen Longstreet (1907-2002) was a prolific novelist, screenwriter, cartoonist and artist whose work ranged 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. He also wrote screenplays that were made into films starring Hollywood greats from Ronald Reagan to Errol Flynn. Ethel Longstreet (1909-1999) was the co-author of a number of these books and a frequent lecturer. The Longstreets were avid collectors of rare Japanese prints and drawings, a pursuit that drew them to research and write this book. Introduction By: Stephen Mansfield, an author and freelance photojournalist based in Japan, has contributed to over 60 magazines, newspapers and journals worldwide. His books include Tokyo: A Cultural and Literary History, Japanese Stone Gardens: Origins, Meaning, Form and Japan's Master Gardens.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Tuttle Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 200mm x 130mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 244g
• ISBN-13: 9784805315439
• ISBN-10: 4805315431
• Artikelnr.: 58363931