num_pages: 434
description: A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.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.
language: English
title: Memoirs of a Geisha
titlecomplete: Memoirs of a Geisha
characters: Pumpkin, Hatsumono, Ken Iwamura, Sayuri Nitta, Dr. Crab, Mr. Bekku, Toshikazu Nobu, Mameha, Ichiro Tanaka
genres: Fiction, Historical, Asia, Japan, Romance, Adult, Classics, Novels, Adult Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 1957750
places: Kyoto, Japan
publisher: Vintage Books