Memoirs of a geisha : a novel
Speaking 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. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction—at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful—and completely unforgettable.
Zobacz pełny opisOdpowiedzialność: | Arthur Golden. |
Hasła: | Język angielski Powieść amerykańska - 20 w. |
Adres wydawniczy: | New York : Vintage Books, 1999. |
Wydanie: | Vintage contemporaries ed. |
Opis fizyczny: | 434 p. ; 21 cm. |
Powiązane zestawienia: | Powieść i opowiadanie historyczne, o tematyce historycznej Książki w języku angielskim |
Skocz do: | Inne pozycje tego autora w zbiorach biblioteki |
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