In Reply to: Re: Memoirs of a Geisha posted by Analog Scott on January 8, 2006 at 14:57:40:
Ah, now I understand. I had assumed it was a Japanese book written into a movie. It turns out to be the first novel of a Western writer Arthur Golden, who according to Amazon:"After earning degrees in Japanese art and history from Harvard and Columbia--and an M.A. in English--he met a man in Tokyo who was the illegitimate offspring of a renowned businessman and a geisha. This meeting inspired Golden to spend 10 years researching every detail of geisha culture, chiefly relying on the geisha Mineko Iwasaki, who spent years charming the very rich and famous.
The result is a novel with the broad social canvas..."
Now I understand...
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