Memoirs of a Geisha

Author(s): Arthur Golden

Location(s): Kyoto

Genre(s): Fiction, Romance

Era(s): 1929 onwards

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Chiyo-chan is a nine year old girl from a small fishing village,who has experienced a simple life until her Mother becomes fatally ill. She is sent by her Father to Gion, one of the Geisha areas of districts of Kyoto. She grows into the most stunning Geisha Sayuri and this is her story…

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It allows an insight into a culture that isn’t really understood in Western society, and shows what life is actually like for a geisha of Gion. It opens your eyes to another, completely different...

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Such a fascinating and beautifully written book

Author: Charl

I read this book a while ago and it’s one I still think a lot about. It describes Japan and the traditional lives of Geishas so well, I felt I could really imagine how it was. A few years...

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A fascinating insight

Author: proudmum

A fascinating insight into the life of a geisha. I was really drawn into it & couldn’t put it down. I have not yet seen the film so cannot compare them. I would recommend this to any of my...

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