Classed as a historical fiction, it details the story of Chiyo (geisha name: Sayuri) who was born into a coastal fishing village, before being sold into an okiya where she undergoes arduous training to become a maiko (apprentice geisha). In 'Memoirs of a Geisha,' we enter a world where appearances are paramount where a girls virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder where women are. And throughout her struggle, we know of her secret love for the only man who ever showed. We follow Sayuri's life: her early years in a small fishing village and as a geisha in Gion. Near the end of the novel, Sayuri briefly references Japan’s surrender to the United States in 1945 and the American occupation of the country that lasted until the early 1950s. Read 34.2k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Memoirs of a Geisha was written by the eponymous American author, Arthur Golden. A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japans most celebrated geisha. Contemporary / American English Memoirs of a Geisha is one of the great stories of our time. During World War Two, the Japanese government placed harsh restrictions on its civilians, rationing food and closing down all the geisha districts in Japan. Despite local resistance against the Japanese occupation, Japan held onto Manchuria until the end of World War Two. In 1931, Japan invaded and annexed Manchuria, a region in northeast China. Sayuri also makes passing mention of Japan’s militaristic expansion into neighboring countries. Memoirs of a Geisha was written by the eponymous American author, Arthur Golden. Sayuri, however, does not experience the effects of the Depression, since she works as a prominent geisha serving the wealthy elites of Japanese society. During the 1930s, a global economic depression affected almost every developed country in the world, including Japan. A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant novel presents with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japans most celebrated geisha. A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant. ![]() While the novel makes infrequent mention of world historical events, the majority of the plot occurs from the beginning of the Great Depression in Japan to the end of World War Two. Read 33,703 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers.
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