num_pages: 428
description: A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut 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: Dr. Crab, Mameha, Mr. Bekku, Toshikazu Nobu, Pumpkin, Ken Iwamura, Sayuri Nitta, Hatsumono, Ichiro Tanaka
genres: Historical, Classics, Japan, Novels, Asia, Adult, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Romance
ratings_count: 1957629
places: Kyoto, Japan
publisher: Vintage