MemoirsofaGeisha

MemoirsofAGeishaisanepicdramaabouttheremoteandshimmeringlyexoticworldofSayuri，oneofJapan’smostcelebratedgeishas.Thenovelhasbeenabelovedbestsellerallovertheworldandisnowsettobecomethemajormovieeventoftheyear.ThefilmstarsAsia’smostcelebratedmoviestarsincludingZhangZiyi(HouseofFlyingDaggers;Hero)，KenWatanabe(TheLastSamurai)，GongLi(RaiseTheRedLantern)，andMichelleYeoh(CrouchingTiger，HiddenDragon).Inthisliterarytourdeforce，novelistArthurGoldenentersaremoteandshimmeringlyexoticworld.FortheprotagonistofthispeerlesslyobservantfirstnovelisSayuri，oneofJapan'smostcelebratedgeisha，awomanwhoisbothperformerandcourtesan，slaveandgoddess.WefollowSayurifromherchildhoodinanimpoverishedfishingvillage，wherein1929，sheissoldtoarepresentativeofageishahouse，whoisdrawnbythechild'sunusualblue-greyeyes.FromtheresheistakentoGion，thepleasuredistrictofKyoto.Sheisnineyearsold.Intheyearsthatfollow，assheworkstopaybackthepriceofherpurchase，Sayuriwillbeschooledinmusicanddance，learntoapplythegeisha'selaboratemakeup，wearelaboratekimono，andcareforacoiffuresofragilethatitrequiresaspecialpillow.Shewillalsoacquireamagnanimoustutorandavenomousrival.Survivingtheintriguesofhertradeandtheupheavalsofwar，theresourcefulSayuriisaromanticheroineontheorderofJaneEyreandScarlettO'Hara.AndMemoirsofaGeishaisatriumphantwork-suspenseful，andutterlypersuasive.FromthePaperbackedition.