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Geisha in Rivalry
, also translated under the title of ''Rivalry'', is a novel. ''Rivalry: A Geisha’s Tale'' was first published in Japanese in 1918 and was first translated into English in 1963. The author, Nagai Kafu, a Japanese novelist, was born in 1879 and died in 1959. Kafu was an editor of literary magazines before investigating Tokyo’s geisha world and writing novels.〔Winterton, Bradley. "'Rivalry' of the Steamy and Sensitive Variety." ''Taipei Times'' 2 Mar. 2008: 18. 21 May 2008 .〕 ''Rivalry'' is set in the early twentieth century (it begins around 1912) in Tokyo’s Shimbashi geisha district. ''Rivalry'' aims to capture the lives of Shimbashi geisha at a historically popular time for geisha.
==Plot summary==
''Rivalry'' begins with the return of the story's protagonist, Komayo, to the geisha world. Having left the pleasure quarters to live in the countryside, she returns several years later because her husband has died, leaving her to fend for herself. She decides that she would rather relive her days as a geisha than to live as a peasant. Upon her return, she is reunited with a lover from her past, Yoshioka. The two had spent time together before Yoshioka left the country to study abroad. Yoshioka feels a rekindled desire for Komayo and calls for her often to spend much of her time with him attending events. Soon he suggests that he should become her danna. Although Komayo would be glad to have the financial support, she shies away from his proposal. Komayo and Yoshioka go on a weeklong vacation to hot spring resorts, but Yoshioka has to leave early, unexpectedly. Komayo stays and runs into Segawa, a man whom she desires instantly. After a brief, unforgettable affair, Komayo returns to Tokyo.
At the Kabuki theater Yoshioka overhears a conversation about the love affair between Komayo and Segawa. He seeks revenge by becoming involved with Kikuchiyo, a promiscuous geisha from Komayo’s okiya. As the novel progresses Komayo discovers that Yoshioka betrayed her. She’s hurt but pursues her relationship with Segawa with renewed determination. Segawa does not reciprocate the same devotion as Komayo. After a performance, Yoshioka’s first mistress, Rikiji, seeks her revenge on Komayo by introducing Segawa to a wealthy former geisha, Kimiryu. This new geisha’s financial situation pleases Segawa’s mother who never approved of Komayo.
The novel concludes with Komayo alone. The man who offered to support her and the man she loved have left her for other geisha. The mother of her okiya dies and her husband, Old Gozan, recognizes his inability to continue the house on his own; he passes it on to Komayo. She realizes that the geisha okiya means a lot to her. Gozan’s offer adds a glimmer of hope for Komayo with a life running the household herself.
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