Geisha in Rivalry

Geisha in Rivalry, first published as Udekurabe in 1918, has a secure place among Kafu Nagai''s masterpieces.

Set against the backdrop of Tokyo''s Shimbashi geisha district, a company of vivid characters play out their drama of illicit love, shady intrigue, and unrelenting rivalry. In the forefront are the geisha: some powerful and spiteful like the imperious Rikiji, some crude and obvious like th...