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Madame Sadayakko : The Geisha who Seduced the West Matt Reynolds Bradbury's powerful and poetic proseA critically acclaimed author tells the enthralling true story of the real Madame Butterfly, a woman who became the most celebrated geisha in Japan and the first to tour the West. At twenty nine, she captivated the worldas stage. From San Francisco to New York, Paris, and Berlin, audiences thrilled to her mesmeric acting and exquisite dancing. She performed for the American President and for the Prince of Wales in London. Picasso painted her. Gide,