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Original Title:	Memoirs of a Geisha
ISBN:	1400096898 (ISBN13: 9781400096893)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Sayuri Nitta, Mr. Bekku, Ichiro Tanaka, Dr. Crab, Hatsumono, Mameha, Ken Iwamura, Pumpkin, Toshikazu Nobu
Setting:	Kyoto,1930(Japan) Japan

Memoirs of a Geisha

Arthur Golden

Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 503 pages

Rating: 4.11 | 1647863 Users | 28868 Reviews

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A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction - at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful - and completely unforgettable.

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Title	:	Memoirs of a Geisha
Author	:	Arthur Golden
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 503 pages
Published	:	November 22nd 2005 by Vintage Books USA (first published September 23rd 1997)
Categories	:	Novels. Romance

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Ratings: 4.11 From 1647863 Users | 28868 Reviews

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A Cinderella romance that unexpectedly swept me away! Memoirs of a Geisha is a very picturesque and dramatic tale of a young village girl taken from her family and raised in Kyoto as a geisha. Usually I don't go in for romance. Don't get me wrong, I love love. But I prefer my love stories to be true. There is something immensely powerful about real love. As far as I've been able to discover, much of this story is based on the actual events of the life of former geisha Mineko Iwasaki. Why do I

Memoirs of a Geisha is an American novel, and as such the attempt at West does East, especially on the complex and delicate subject of the geisha, is compelling, interesting, but also heavy-handed and ultimately ineffective (even more so in the case of the film). It is a wonderful introduction to geisha, Japanese culture, and the East for the uninitiated Western reader, and I can see why the book is popular, but I found it disappointing. For the reader already familiar with the culture, western

Well, I finally got around to this one. & I think I understand its fan base and its subsequent literary worth; it was the "Gone Girl" of the 90's. (Only in popularity.) This time, the fairy tale (with "Girl" it seems as if we're more comfortable with the cautionary tale in the 10's) has a Cinderella and many suitors after her. It is absolutely immersive... a page turner that has as many colors as a used-up coloring book. I see the geisha in that light: like La Marilyn, the geisha are symbol

Very entertaining, but kind of made me gag. Everything was written in this faux-asian "My heart ached like cherry blossom petals floating on the river..." bullshit.



Loved the book and the writing but there was something about it that I passionately disliked as well. I cant explain it as I myself dont understand it but it definitely hindered my enjoyment to the full. I was also somewhat take aback by my sheer dislike for Sayuri. I feel like Im the only one who actively disliked her to this extent but there were moments where I felt so infuriated by her, by her selfishness, her utter lack of loyalty, her self-importance... I just couldnt stand her.

4.5 stars This novel is very rich and full of diverse characters and shows a big deal of the classic Japanese tradition.-Every character represents an aspect and an attitude of humans-Although it is lengthy but I don't find it boring,the length of the book helped in building up the anticipation for the end,thus more satisfaction.-some people find it insulting to women,well it is a novel not the author's belief.-I kinda liked Hatsumomo and felt bad for her end,she was the salt of the book.-the