Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star

Author	: William Johnston
Publisher	: Columbia University Press
Total Pages	: 257
Release	: 2005
ISBN-10	: 9780231130523
ISBN-13	: 023113052X
Rating	: 4/5 (23 Downloads)

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Download or read book Geisha, Harlot, Strangler, Star written by William Johnston and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1936, Abe Sada committed the most notorious crime in twentieth-century Japan--the murder and emasculation of her lover. This detailed account of Sada's personal history, the events leading up to the crime, and its aftermath steps beyond the simplistic view of Abe Sada as a sexual deviate or hysterical woman to reveal a survivor.

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