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Rent Memoirs of a Geisha
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Format: Paperback, Unabridged-CD, Abridged-CD
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Jan 1999
Genre: Fiction - Literary
Retail Price: $14.95
Pages: 448
Synopsis
The 'memoirs' of one of Japan's most celebrated geishas describes how, in 1929, as a little girl, she is sold into slavery, her efforts to learn the arts of the geisha, the impact of World War II, and her struggle to reinvent herself to win the man she loves. Reissue. (A Columbia Pictures film, directed by Rob Marshall, releasing Winter 2005, starring Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe, Michelle Yeoh, Koji Yakusho, & Gong Li) (Historical Fiction)
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Reviews
Well written, easy to understand. Sad life.
Beautiful book. I couldn't put it down.
There was never a dull a moment in this book. Beautifully written with stylized description. I wanted it to be a true story.
a beautiful love story with a lot of imagination and mystery. i loved this book from start to finish.