Memoirs of a Geisha: The Literary Sensation and Runaway Bestseller by Arthur Gol

Description: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description An epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world The TimesA young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house. Publisher Description Seductive, evocative, exquisite - intimate memoirs spanning half a century of Japanese history, revealing a closed world.An epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world The TimesA young peasant girl is sold as servant and apprentice to a renowned geisha house. Many years later she tells her story from a hotel in New York, opening a window into an extraordinary half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation and summoning up a quarter of a century of Japans dramatic history.Intimate and brutal, written in cool, lucid prose it is a novel whose psychological empathy and historical truths are outstanding Mail on Sunday Author Biography Arthur Golden was born and brought up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is a 1978 graduate of Harvard College with a degree in art history, specialising in Japanese art. In 1980 he earned an MA in Japanese history from Columbia University where he also learned Mandarin Chinese. After a summer at Beijing University, he went to work at a magazing in Tokyo. In 1988 he recieved an MA in English from Boston University. He has lived and worked in Japan, and since that time has been teaching writing and literature in the Boston area. He now lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and children Details ISBN 0099771519 ISBN-13 9780099771517 Title Memoirs of a Geisha Author Arthur Golden Format Paperback Year 1998 Pages 512 Publisher Vintage Publishing GE_Item_ID:161363426; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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