Stories Alive! Memoirs of a Geisha
An inaccurate tale, but we're here to help you discover the truth
Zemii Tours is honored to present the fourth in many Stories Alive! Tours. The fourth tour is based off of the novel Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. Published in 1997, this debut novel takes you to the world of the geisha in Kyoto, Japan in the early 20th century. Don’t let debut deter you, this book was on the New York Times Best Seller list for 58 straight weeks!
The Story
“Speaking to us with the wisdom of age and in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate, Nitta Sayuri tells the story of her life as a geisha. It begins in a poor fishing village in 1929, when, as a nine-year-old girl with unusual blue-gray eyes, she is taken from her home and sold into slavery to a renowned geisha house. We witness her transformation as she learns the rigorous arts of the geisha: dance and music; wearing kimono, elaborate makeup, and hair; pouring sake to reveal just a touch of inner wrist; competing with a jealous rival for men's solicitude and the money that…
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