Lesley Downer, Author . Gotham $26 (321p) ISBN 978-1-59240-005-8
The first Japanese actress of modern times, Sadayakko (1871–1946) shared the stage with Isadora Duncan and influenced Puccini's writing of Madame Butterfly. Unfortunately, this biography, a follow-up to Downer's Women of the Pleasure...
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Lesley Downer, Author Barron's Educational Series $0 (192p) ISBN 978-0-8120-5688-4
This comprehensive guide takes the mystique out of cooking and serving Japanese cuisine. It encompasses a range of techniques from filleting fish and chicken, grilling, steaming and deep frying to preparing dried foods and serving tea and sake. The...
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Lesley Downer, Author Random House (NY) $25 (418p) ISBN 978-0-679-42554-0
The Sultan of Brunei and the Queen of England are said to be the only people in the world richer than Yoshiaki Tsutsumi, whose assets are variously estimated to be between $9 billion and $22 billion. Although largely unknown in the West, his family...
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Leslie Downer, Author, Lesley Downer, Author Summit Books $19.45 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-64047-7
Retracing the footsteps of 17th-century wandering poet Basho, whose The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a classic, Downer set out to discover a traditional, preindustrial Japan hidden beneath that country's modernized exterior. A Londoner who...
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Leslie Downer, Author, Lesley Downer, Author Broadway Books $26 (304p) ISBN 978-0-7679-0489-6
Inspired by Arthur Golden's massively popular Memoirs of a Geisha to ""meet the real geisha"" in the last stronghold of geisha training in Japan, Downer skillfully intertwines her profiles of Kyoto personalities and tea-house customs with a fluidly...
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