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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 America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Speaking... Read Full Overview

Una sensaci n literaria y bestseller internacional presenta con perfecta autenticidad y exquisito lirismo las fieles confesiones de una de las geishas m+s famosas de Jap n. En Memorias de una geisha entramos a un mundo donde las apariencias son de suma importancia; donde la virginidad... Read Full Overview

'An epic tale and a brutal evocation of a disappearing world' The Times

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 powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion. Nitta Sayuri's transformation began at the tender age... Read Full Overview

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Golden's internationally bestselling literary tour de force is now the subject of Columbia Picture/DreamWorks's film adaptation, starring Ziyi Zhang (House of Flying Daggers) and directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago), set for nationwide release on December 9.