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Memoirs of a geisha

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An alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism as the true confessions 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 immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of...

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Main Author: Golden, Arthur
Other Authors: Dunne, Bernadette
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: New York : Books on Tape, 2007.
Edition:Unabridged.
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Summary:An alluring tour de force: a brilliant debut novel told with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism as the true confessions 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 immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a 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, always elusive, is scorned as illusion. Sayuri's story begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. Through her eyes, we see the decadent heart of Gion--the geisha district of Kyoto--with its marvelous teahouses and theaters, narrow back alleys, ornate temples, and artists' streets. And we witness her transformation as she...
Item Description:Unabridged.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 sound file)
Playing Time:18:09:15
Format:Requires OverDrive Media Console (file size: 260948 KB) or OverDrive Media Console (file size: 511195 KB).
ISBN:9781415950586
Author Notes:Arthur Golden was educated at Harvard College, where he received a degree in art history, specializing in Japanese art. He earned an M.A. in Japanese history from Columbia University, where he also learned Mandarin Chinese. He has studied at Bejing University, worked in Tokyo, and now, resides in Massachusetts.

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