Memoirs of a Geisha

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"Captivating, minutely imagined a novel that refuses to stay shut." — N E w s w E E K
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with searnless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessi\ons of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. \
Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly ii;nmediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witne^ her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it.
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^ D{^eiv ~yorA Dimes IKo/a^/e CEooJ? oJ iAe ]Jear
"Captivating, minutely imagined a novel that refuses to stay shut." — N E w s w E E K
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with searnless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessi\ons of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha. \
Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly ii;nmediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witne^ her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it.
In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are Daramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the lighest bidder; where w^omen are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triuniphant work of fiction-^at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—^and completely unforgettable.
"Part historical novel, part fairy tale, part Dickensian romance, Memoirs of a Geisha immerses the reader in an exotic world. An impressive and unusual debut."
~ T H E N E w YORK TIMES Vissza