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出版社:ST.MARTIN'S
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ISBN:9780312368975
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作者:LEA JACOBSON
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頁數:340
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出版日期:2008-01-01
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印刷日期:2008-01-01
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包裝:精裝
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開本:16開
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版次:1
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印次:1
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"Her debut memoir intrigues because it opens a window into a little-seen portion of Japanese culture: ’the floating world’ of transience and personal gratification...A juicy read for anyone interested in the intriguingly lascivious underworld of a purportedly straight-laced culture." --Kirkus Reviews "A breathtakingly honest look at a side of Japan that few foreigners get to see. Jacobson’s experience is a relentless and insightful journey both into Japanese culture and into the destructive side of her own nature. A very compelling read." --Karin Muller, author of Japanland
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During daylight hours, the city of Tokyo is the very image of
robotic conformity. At night, however, it transforms into a
"floating world" of escapism, as "all-work" salarymen seek a
place to play.
Though fascinated by Japanese language and culture, American
Lea Jacobson had some difficulty adjusting to Japan’s rigidly
structured society. After she was fired from her job as an
English teacher, Lea found work as a nightclub hostess on Tokyo’
s Ginza strip and transformed herself into a doll-like confection
whose job it was to flatter, flirt, and engage in mock
relationships with her middle-aged clients. Working as a hostess
--the occupation a direct descendant of the geisha tradition--
quickly became lucrative.., and addictive.
Her perceptions distorted by the drinks she was paid to
consume, her identity confused by the fake personalities she
assumed nightly, Jacobson began to lose herself in this fantasy
culture. As she descended into selfabuse and alcoholism, she
found that the seductive lifestyle she loved so much seemed
impossible to escape.
Jacobson’s searing insights into Japan’s cultural dynamics,
erotic fascinations, gender politics, and her own spiral into
sensory excess create a haunting and mesmerizing memoir that will
leave readers transfixed.
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