Die britische Journalistin und Japan-Expertin Lesley Downer hat lange Zeit in Japan gelebt und sich sogar zur Geisha ausbilden lassen. Sie schreibt für britische Zeitungen und Fernsehsender und hat Sachbücher verfasst. Zuletzt erschien von ihr höchst erfolgreich bei C. Bertelsmann »Die letzte Konkubine«.
11 Ebooks by Lesley Downer
Lesley Downer: Die letzte Konkubine
Die Suche einer mutigen Frau nach Liebe in einer freieren Welt Sachi ist elf, als sich ihr Leben für immer verändert. Das Mädchen mit der weißen Haut und den tiefgrünen Augen wird als Dienerin in den …
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Jerman
€8.99
Lesley Downer: Last Concubine
Japan, 1865, the women’s palace in the great city of Edo. Bristling with intrigue and erotic rivalries, the palace is home to three thousand women and only one man – the young shogun. Sachi, a beauti …
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Inggeris
DRM
€8.99
Lesley Downer: Courtesan and the Samurai
1868. In Japan’s exotic pleasure quarters, sex is for sale and the only forbidden fruit is love …Hana is just seventeen when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and vulnerable. When enemy so …
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Inggeris
DRM
€12.99
Lesley Downer: Shogun’s Queen
‘A persuasive storyteller and the setting is mesmerising’ Antonia Senior, The Times_________________The year is 1853, and a young Japanese girl s world is about to be turned upside down.When black sh …
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Inggeris
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€8.99
Lesley Downer: Geisha for the American Consul (a short story)
Two cultures. One man and one woman. One moment in time. Cultures collide when Okichi, a beautiful geisha, is sent to work for the American envoy in Japan. Age and pride meet youth and grace. How wil …
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Inggeris
DRM
€2.49
Lesley Downer: Samurai’s Daughter
In the brave new Japan of the 1870s, Taka and Nobu meet as children and fall in love; but their relationship will test the limits of society.Unified after a bitter civil war, Japan is rapidly turning …
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Inggeris
DRM
€8.99
Lesley Downer: Regina din umbra
Japonia, 1853. Crescută în rândul samurailor din clanul Satsuma, apriga, frumoasa și încăpățânata Okatsu, la fel ca toate femeile din clan, a fost mereu încurajată să fie îndrăzneață, învățată să mân …
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Romanian
€2.81
Lesley Downer: The Shortest History of Japan: From Mythical Origins to Pop Culture Powerhouse – The Global Drama of an Ancient Island Nation (The Shortest History Series)
Discover the aesthetic traditions, political resilience, and modern economic might of this singular island nation. The Shortest History books deliver thousands of years of history in one rivetin …
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Inggeris
DRM
€10.99
Lesley Downer: The Shortest History of Japan
A definitive new history of Japan, where ancient meets cutting-edge in unique and startling ways Zen, haiku, martial arts, sushi, anime, manga, film, video games … Japanese culture has long enriched …
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Inggeris
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€16.99
Lesley Downer: The Shortest History of Japan
‘A terrific overview of Japan’s long and rich history… covers an astonishing amount of ground’ PETER FRANKOPAN Japan is a country of islands, strung like a necklace around the Asian mainland… Eve …
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Inggeris
€8.39
