Bibliograph

A collection of beauties at the height of their popularity, a novel, Whitney Otto

Type

Label

A collection of beauties at the height of their popularity, a novel, Whitney Otto

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A collection of beauties at the height of their popularity

Oclc number

47643511

Responsibility statement

Whitney Otto

Sub title

a novel

Summary

In 1980s San Francisco, a group of rootless young characters drifts through life, enjoying their friendship, romances, and shared experiences while congregating at the Youki Singe Tea Room, a North Beach bar, while searching for love, meaning, and a true home

Table Of Contents

Entrance -- A story of love on the veranda -- Twelve hours in the yoshivara -- A sundial of maidens -- A collection of beauties at the height of their popularity -- Beauties along the tokaido -- Love deeply concealed -- Moon of the pleasure quarters -- Tale of a strange marriage -- Woman reading a letter -- Edo castle and the nightless castle -- A moored pleasure boat beneath a bridge -- Lunacy unrolling letters -- The book lover -- Two pillow books

Target audience

adult

Classification