Memoirs of a geisha : a novel
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Allens Hill Free Library - Adult Fiction
PB FIC GOL
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PB FIC GOL
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Avon Free Library - Adult Fiction
FIC GOL
1 available
FIC GOL
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Bell Memorial Library - Nunda - Adult Fiction
FIC GOL
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FIC GOL
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Allens Hill Free Library - Adult Fiction | PB FIC GOL | Available |
Avon Free Library - Adult Fiction | FIC GOL | Available |
Bell Memorial Library - Nunda - Adult Fiction | FIC GOL | Available |
Caledonia Library Association - Adult Fiction | FIC GOL PB | Available |
Clyde-Savannah Public Library - Adult Fiction | FIC Golden | Available |
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Book
Physical Desc
434 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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General Note
Also published by Vintage Books, 1999 (434 pages ; 21 cm).
Description
aSpeaking 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.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Golden, A. (1997). Memoirs of a geisha: a novel . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Golden, Arthur, 1957-. 1997. Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Golden, Arthur, 1957-. Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Golden, Arthur. Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel Alfred A. Knopf, 1997.
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