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Snow Country
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 3 hrs and 56 mins
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The story of the doomed love affair of a wealthy sophisticate, Shimamura, and the geisha Komako, at a mountain hotspring resort in western Japan, one of the snowiest regions on earth.
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- 08-01-2024
Geisha drama
Would been good to have a real geisha read the book. Thank you very much
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