Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a GeishaBy: Arthur Golden Series: Vintage Contemporaries 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 Americas best loved novels by PBSs 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

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