MemoirsofaGeisha:ANovel

作者 Arthur Golden著
出版社 KnopfDoubledayPublishingGroup
出版时间 1999年1月
ISBN 9780679781585
定价 126.20

内容简介

Aliterarysensationandrunawaybestseller,thisbrilliantdebutnoveltellswithseamlessauthenticityandexquisitelyricismthetrueconfessionsofoneofJapan'smostcelebratedgeisha.Speakingtouswiththewisdomofageandinavoiceatoncehauntingandstartlinglyimmediate,NittaSayuritellsthestoryofherlifeasageisha.Itbeginsinapoorfishingvillagein1929,when,asanine-year-oldgirlwithunusualblue-grayeyes,sheistakenfromherhomeandsoldintoslaverytoarenownedgeishahouse.Wewitnesshertransformationasshelearnstherigorousartsofthegeisha:danceandmusic;wearingkimono,elaboratemakeup,andhair;pouringsaketorevealjustatouchofinnerwrist;competingwithajealousrivalformen'ssolicitudeandthemoneythatgoeswithit.InMemoirsofaGeisha,weenteraworldwhereappearancesareparamount;whereagirl'svirginityisauctionedtothehighestbidder;wherewomenaretrainedtobeguilethemostpowerfulmen;andwhereloveisscornedasillusion.Itisauniqueandtriumphantworkoffiction—atonceromantic,erotic,suspenseful—andcompletelyunforgettable.

作者简介

ArthurGoldenwasborninChattanooga,Tennessee,andwaseducatedatHarvardCollege,wherehereceivedadegreeinarthistory,specializinginJapaneseart.In1980heearnedanM.A.inJapanesehistoryfromColumbiaUniversity,wherehealsolearnedMandarinChinese.FollowingasummeratBeijingUniversity,heworkedinTokyo,and,afterreturningtotheUnitedStates,earnedanM.A.inEnglishfromBostonUniversity.HeresidesinBrookline,Massachusetts,withhiswifeandtwochildren.

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