Oriental Literature

A Listmania! list by Kim "hallucinogenic_bug" (Wales)
 
Empress Orchid
1.  Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
The list author says:
  "Okay, a mildly weird book, but it completely pulls you into Empress Orchid's world - the Forbidden City and the life as wife of the Emperor"
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Memoirs Of A Geisha
2.  Memoirs Of A Geisha by Arthur Golden
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  "Probably one of the most well known pieces of oriental literature. An absolute page turner, I can finish it in one sitting! Brings the world of Geishas to life"
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The Secrets of Jin-Shei
3.  The Secrets of Jin-Shei by Alma Alexander
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  "Completely original, another absolute page turner. The lives of women in a male dominated world"
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The Embers of Heaven
4.  The Embers of Heaven by Alma Alexander
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  "A follow on to Jin-Shei"
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Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki
5.  Geisha of Gion: The True Story of Japan's Foremost Geisha: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki by Mineko Iwasaki
The list author says:
  "A biography of a woman who was a Geisha, you can't get more real than that!"
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Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China
6.  Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
The list author says:
  "The lives of three generations on Chinese women before, during and after the revolution. Horrific but fascinating."
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The Tale of Murasaki
7.  The Tale of Murasaki by Liza Crihfield Dalby
The list author says:
  "A fictionalised version of Murasaki's life, the Author of 'the Tale of Genji' and her life at court"
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The Tale of Genji (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions)
8.  The Tale of Genji (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions) by Murasaki Shikibu
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  "The stories that were written by Murasaki"
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The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics)
9.  The Diary of Lady Murasaki (Penguin Classics) by Murasaki Shikibu
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  "The diary of Murasaki"
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Geisha
10.  Geisha by Liza Dalby
The list author says:
  "LIza Dalby's tales of a time when she was living in Japan and managd to become accepted into the Geisha community."
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Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World
11.  Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World by Lesley Downer
The list author says:
  "While Downer has never been a Geisha, I find her account of Geisha life, gathered through observation and interview, much more readable than Dalby's"
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Kimono
12.  Kimono by Liza Dalby
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  "I admit I haven't actually read this one yet, but I've found Liza Dalby's other books really interesting"
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