Overview

Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. We follow Sayuri’s life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed her any kindness — a man who seems to be out of her reach.

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Author:   Arthur Golden
Publisher:   Pearson Education Limited
Imprint:   Pearson Education Limited
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 12.70cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 19.30cm
Weight:   0.120kg
ISBN:  

9781405882675

ISBN 10:   1405882670
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   10 August 2009
Audience:   ELT/ESL ,  ELT General
Replaced By:   9780582421271
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable  
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Reviews

Astonishing . . . breathtaking . . . You are seduced completely. --Washington Post Book World Captivating, minutely imagined . . . a novel that refuses to stay shut. --Newsweek A story with the social vibrancy and narrative sweep of a much-loved 19th century bildungsroman. . . . This is a high-wire act. . . . Rarely has a world so closed and foreign been evoked with such natural assurance. --The New Yorker

A startling debut.... By turns fairy tale, romance, coming of age and historical first novel, Memoirs of a Geisha is an astounding magic act. - Ottawa Citizen A fascinating, poignant and entirely believable tale, as delicate, intricate and beautiful as the silk kimonos so central to the story.... Captivating ... lush [and] lyrical.... This is a luxurious book, every page fat with evocative, beautiful words.... If life is a simple stream, Memoirs of a Geisha is a shimmering pebble that makes the water dance. - The Toronto Sun A startling act of literary impersonation, a feat of cross-cultural masquerade on the order of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day.... Golden's description of a kept woman's fleshly epiphanies has the purity of Colette. - Vogue Cause for celebration.... Rarely has a world so closed and foreign been evoked with such natural assurance.... In the unforgettable Sayuri, Golden has found the heart and matter of a truth that lies beyond detail. - The New Yorker A truly engrossing story. The reader suffers, triumphs, dreams and doubts with the heroine, all the way through.... Beautifully written. - Sunday Express Exceptional....This is one of those rare novels that evokes a vanished world with absolute conviction. - Daily Mail From the Paperback edition. Astonishing . . . breathtaking . . . You are seduced completely. --Washington Post Book World Captivating, minutely imagined . . . a novel that refuses to stay shut. --Newsweek A story with the social vibrancy and narrative sweep of a much-loved 19th century bildungsroman. . . . This is a high-wire act. . . . Rarely has a world so closed and foreign been evoked with such natural assurance. --The New Yorker

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