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Memoirs of a Geisha
Author: Arthur S. Golden
Audio book costs 2 credits.

Book Information
Publisher: Random House Audio
Book Type: Audio Cassette
Rating:
8

ISBN-13: 9780375405372 - ISBN-10: 0375405372
Publication Date: 9/1/1998


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback, Audio CD (Abridged), Audio Cassette (Abridged), Paperback, Audio CD (Unabridged), Hardcover

Book Description:
11 cassettes / 18 hours
Unabridged
Read by Bernadette Dunne
Also available abridged on audio


"Beautifully detailed . . .  [Listeners] are likely to come away feeling as if they've just spent several hours with the most gifted geisha in Kyoto."
--San Francisco Chronicle

At last, the  literary sensation and runaway bestseller, unabridged on audio.

This brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.

"Astonishing . . . Breathtaking . . . You are seduced completely."
- Washington Book World

In Memoris of a Geisha, Nitta Sayuri tells us in a voice at once haunting and startlingly immediate of her life as a geisha.  Her story 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 we enter a world where appearances are paramount; where a girl's virginity is auctioned to the highest bidder; where women are trained to beguile the most powerful men; and where love is scorned as illusion.

A unique and triumphant work of fiction - at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful - and completely unforgettable.

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Rebecca B. wrote on 10/31/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Excellent book and wonderfully read. I'm usually not much for audiobooks, but I really loved this one.


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Joy D. (Tipppytoes) - San Diego wrote on 7/24/2009...


This is one of the best books I've listened to in a long time. I couldn't put it down. Loved it & highly recomend it. I had to splice one tape but I replayed it & its working fine. I may listen to it again before I put it up for adoption. Fabulous book. I highly recomend it.

MIssy E. (Rowdymiss) wrote on 3/10/2008...


Fantastic! I ended up sitting and eating lunch in the car so I could listen to it!


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