{"product_id":"memoirs-of-a-geisha-a-novel","title":"Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 goes with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003cb\u003eMemoirs of a Geisha\u003c\/b\u003e, 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. It is a unique and triumphant work of fiction--at once romantic, erotic, suspenseful--and completely unforgettable.","brand":"Used Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40963678240814,"sku":"584UZG000273_ns","price":3.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/0427\/9342\/files\/9780679781585_7c19eb93-7334-4f23-8875-bb9c647d2adf.jpg?v=1727338521","url":"https:\/\/shop.usedbookcompany.com\/products\/memoirs-of-a-geisha-a-novel","provider":"Used Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}