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Key Information
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| Authors: |
Arthur Golden |
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1998 ABBY |
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Washington Post Book World: "A scholar of Japanese art and history, Golden is intimate with his material, and it shows in his reconstruction of Gion in the 1930s and '40s....Sayuri's voice never falters--it is, to the end, utterly consistent. MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA is a breathtaking performance twice over, once by its bewitching central figure, and once by the masterful puppeteer who has given her life." |
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Format: Paperback, 434
Publisher: Vintage Books (January 01, 1999)
Measurements: 8"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 1"(d), 0.8 lbs.
ISBN: 9780679781585 |
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| Publisher's Note: |
Suppose that you and I were sitting in a quiet room overlooking a garden, chatting and sipping at our cups of green tea while we talked about something that had happened a long while ago, and I said to you, "That afternoon when I met so-and-so...was the very best afternoon of my life, and also the very worst afternoon." |
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The "memoirs" of one of Japan's most celebrated geishas describes how, as a little girl in 1929, she is sold into slavery; her efforts to learn the arts of the geisha; the impact of World War II; and her struggle to reinvent herself to win the man she loves. |
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