434 pages
English language
Published Nov. 11, 1999 by Vintage Books.
In a dazzling debut novel, Golden tells the story of Nitta Sayuri who is taken from her village as a nine-year old and sold to a noted geisha house. Through her eyes we learn of geisha history, day-to-day life, and culture.
Subjects
- Women -- Japan -- Fiction
- Geishas -- Fiction
- Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction