Kabuki dancer
| ISBN: | 4770017839, 9784770017833 |
| OCLC Number: | 28964360 |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| Author: | Sawako Ariyoshi |
| Translator: | James R. Brandon |
| Language: | en |
| Publisher: | Kodansha America, 1994, 2001 |
| Publication Place: | New York |
| Japanese Copyright Year: | 1969 |
| English Publication Date: | 1994 |
| Notes: | Japanese title: Izumo no Okuni. |
| Abstract: | A fictionalized biography of Okuni, the 17th Century Japanese temple dancer who invented the Kabuki theatre. The novel chronicles her love life and the public's reaction to her innovations, such as cross-dressing, reaction which tended to vary with the political climate of the day. |
| Subjects: | Japan, Social life and customs, Fiction Kabuki, Japan, Fiction Sawako Ariyoshi, Translations into English |