Memoirs of a Geisha

Written by Arthur Golden

Narrated by Noriko Aida

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Jan 3, 2006
• ISBN: 9780007229598

Arthur Golden

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Golden attended Harvard University where he studied art history, specialising in Japanese Art. He went on to Columbia, earning a master’s degree in Japanese History and spent a summer studying in Beijing and working in Tokyo. Inspired by his interest in Japanese culture and history, Golden wrote the bestselling Memoirs of a Geisha over six years, seeing it finally published in 1997. In 2005 it was made into a feature film, garnering three Academy Awards.

Reviews for Memoirs of a Geisha

[mmdeacon11 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is an abridged version of the book. Nonetheless it's great. Would really recommend finding an audiobook of the full thing though

[David Kroon · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Pretty sure this audiobook is not the whole book -> 500+ pages in 3h