Book summaryIn 1929, a poor fisherman sells his nine-year-old daughter to an elite geisha house in Kyoto. So begins the remarkable first-person account of how the lovely child, Chiyo, became the accomplished and much sought-after geisha Sayuri, with the help of a kindly mentor and despite the malice of a rival; and of how Sayuri struggled to balance professional success as a courtesan with the demands of her heart. Adapted into a 2005 movie starring Zhang Yiyi as the protagonist, this bestselling debut novel opened up a world hitherto unknown to most Westerners and sparked new interest in Japan and its culture. Media reviews"MEMOIRS tells a captivating second story between the exquisitely crafted lines of the central tale. Themes of survival and ambition, of exploitation and renewal filter through this parallel narrative into the reader's consciousness....If Golden had 'only' told Sayuri's life story, [it] would have been a beautifully detailed but time-locked novel. By creating a subtext with larger themes..., Golden endows the book with powerful resonance for any time or culture." |
Memoirs of a Geishaby Golden, ArthurFirst Edition
Book desription: New York: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1997. First printing (states First Edition with no additional printings listed) in the first state dust jacket. Warmly inscribed by the author on the half title page. The boards are soiled There is a small scuffed spot on the front board. The bottom 1/4" of the cloth quarter-binding is faded. Otherwise fine. The dust jacket has a 1/2" tear on each top corner, and is softened at the spine ends. The spine title background and a small bit of the front panel title has faded to pink. The jacket price is intact. In Brodart dust jacket protector.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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