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Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical fiction novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997. The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of Nitta Sayuri and the many trials she faces on the path to becoming and working as a geisha in Kyoto, Japan, before, during and after World War II.
Sep 23, 1997 · A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
About Memoirs of a Geisha. A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan’s most celebrated geisha. Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
Jan 10, 1999 · 4.6 17,852 ratings. See all formats and editions. A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha....
In this literary tour de force, novelist Arthur Golden enters a remote and shimmeringly exotic world. For the protagonist of this peerlessly observant first novel is Sayuri, one of Japan's...
'Memoirs of a Geisha' is narrated by a geisha named Sayuri and the book is about the struggles, pain and the tragedy she had to go through physically, emotionally and mentally to become one of the most famous geisha of Gion overcoming all the misfortunes that came across her path.
Books. Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel. Arthur Golden. Alfred A. Knopf, 1997 - Fiction - 434 pages. An alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite...
Memoirs of a Geisha: The Literary Sensation and Runaway Bestseller Paperback – 4 Jun. 1998. by Arthur Golden (Author) 4.5 16,149 ratings. See all formats and editions. Save 5% on any 4 qualifying items | Terms. 'An epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world' The Times.
Seductive, evocative, exquisite - intimate memoirs spanning half a century of Japanese history, revealing a closed world. 'An epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world' The Times. A young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house.
