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Noriko Aida
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Arthur Golden
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An extraordinarily vivid and beautifully written first novel exploring the hidden world of the geisha.
Memoirs of a Geisha is a rare and utterly engaging experience. The extraordinary tale of Sayuri, a young girl who grows up to become an acclaimed geisha, it spans a quarter of a century, from 1929 to the post-war years of Japan's dramatic history, and opens a window onto a half-hidden world of eroticism and enchantment, exploitation and degradation.
©1997 Arthur Golden (P)1998 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Reseñas de la Crítica
"Golden tells a mesmerizing story." (The Los Angeles Times Sunday Book Review)
"Astonishing...breathtaking....You are seduced completely." (Washington Post Book World)
"Many...details serve to enrich Memoirs of a Geisha, giving Sayuri's story a sharper focus and providing the distinctive qualities the heroine herself lacks." (The New York Times Book Review)
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución3 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 07-23-23
Omission
Great book! However, I am disappointed at the audio omitted the last chapter on her life to USA.
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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Ejecución5 out of 5 stars
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Historia5 out of 5 stars
- trissyj97
- 07-07-22
Did Not Disappoint
I've been wanting to read this book so long after watching the movie numerous times and it did not disappoint.
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