An edition of Memoirs of a Geisha (1997)

Memoirs of a Geisha

2nd Vintage Contemporaries edition; Open-market edition (10)
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An edition of Memoirs of a Geisha (1997)

Memoirs of a Geisha

2nd Vintage Contemporaries edition; Open-market edition (10)
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A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read
Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that goes with it.

In Memoirs of a Geisha, we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction—at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—and completely unforgettable.
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English
Pages
503

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Memoirs of a Geisha
Aug 01, 2011, Vintage Books, Brand: Vintage Books
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2010, Penguin Random House
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2010, Pearson Education, Limited
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2009, Pearson Education, Limited
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2006, Penguin Random House
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2005, Penguin Random House
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Memoirs of a Geisha: Reading Guide
2005, Penguin Random House
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2003, Penguin Random House
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2000, Penguin Random House
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2000, Penguin Random House
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Memoirs of a Geisha
2000--08, Vintage Contemporaries
paperback in English - 2nd Vintage Contemporaries edition; Open-market edition (10)
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Memoirs of a Geisha
1999, Turtleback
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Memoirs of a Geisha
1999, Windsor Publications
in English
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Memoirs of a Geisha
1999, Paragon House Publishers
in English
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Oct 01, 1999, Chivers Audio Books
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Memoirs of a Geisha
1998, Penguin Random House
in English
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Memoirs of a Geisha
1998, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: Memoirs of a Geisha
Memoirs of a Geisha
1997, Penguin Random House
in English
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Oct 02, 1997, Random House
audio cd
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Apr 24, 1997, Knopf
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Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel
1997-09-23, Random House Audio

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York, NY, USA
Copyright Date
1997

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
813.54
Library of Congress
PS3557.O35926M45

The Physical Object

Format
paperback
Pagination
503p.
Number of pages
503

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL28039518M
ISBN 10
0375726047
ISBN 13
9780375726040
LCCN
98026449
Goodreads
6612712

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