A Woman of Pleasure: A Novel | 
pickJapan 1903:Ichi,daughter of an ama&a fisherman from Iojima, is sold into prostitution. In the Shinonome brothel she is trained in the art of pleasing customers but also attends school where Tetsuko,a failed prostitute from the family of a samurai, teaches “writing to women trapped in the prison of bestial desire” and finally to read and understand their account books since the women are often charged too much for food or clothes&deliberately kept
Anna40 Dependent on their owners. The novel is based on a real historic event when prostitutes went on Labor strike inspired by a shipyard strike in the UK. I loved the beautiful language, the rich depiction of place, the women& their struggles. “ ‘Because prostitutes are not human‘, they said. ‘Not human?‘ ‘Lower than humans.‘ Shinonome bit her lip and listened in silence as Tetsuko‘s voice continued like the steady dripping of rain. ‘The law (Livestoc (edited) 4d
Anna40 Emancipation law) stated that prostitutes have lost their human rights and therefore are the same as livestock. (…)‘ “ 4d
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