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Memoirs of a Geisha is the fictional, first person account of a Japanese geisha before and after World War II.
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Fast Facts
- Author: Arthur Golden
- Genre: Historical Fiction
- Publication Date: September 23, 1997
- Publisher: Alfred Knopf
- Pages: 448
- ISBN: ISBN 0-375-40011-7
- Adaptations: Movie
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Plot Synopsis
The novel Memoirs of a Geisha tells the almost entire life story of Chiyo a Japanese woman who became a geisha during World War II. It recounts her path into the profession, her years working as a geisha, and eventual immigration to the United States to open her own business. -
Critical Reception
While the book was a financial success, author Arthur Golden was sued by former geisha Mineko Iwasaki for stealing her own life story. Ultimately, the lawsuit was settled before it was brought to trial. -
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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 most celebrated geisha, a woman who is both perform...
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A Cinderella story set in a mysterious and exotic world, this stunning romantic epic shows how a house servant blossoms, against all odds, to become the most captivating geisha of her day.
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Director Rob Marshall hired three of Asia's most fabulous stars (Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh, and Gong Li) for this Japan-set movie, so one wonders why he didn't put in a call to a local composer as well. Was Tan Dun's line busy? Was Joe Hisa...
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A Cinderella story set in a mysterious and exotic world, this stunning romantic epic shows how a house servant blossoms, against all odds, to become the most captivating geisha of her day. "... a visually stunning adaptation of Arthur G...
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I've been reading Geisha, A Life and the similarities between those characters and those of Memoirs of a Geisha are uncanny.
@amalpa | November 10, 2009 12:40 AM -
"Memoirs of a Geisha" just made me LOL. Bottom of page 173. Scope that ish.
@zaybra | November 09, 2009 11:26 PM -
The Bloggess Does Japan: Memoirs of a Geisha. (sort of.) http://bit.ly/3ajTn5 (loaded with totally awesome photos!)
@EdenFantasys | November 09, 2009 10:55 PM -
@LitChat Some books will surprise you. For ex. with gender Wally Lamb's She's Come Undone and Memoirs of a Geisha (Golden). #litchat
@sharifwrites | November 09, 2009 09:16 PM -
Memoirs of a Geisha (Vintage International) http://bookmooch.com/1400096898 #anti #US #liter
@bookmooch | November 09, 2009 08:13 PM
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