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 Geisha of Gion - Mineko Iwasaki
Newest Review: ... She sounded like an interesting person, so after reading and enjoying "Memoirs", I also bought "Geisha of ... more  ... Gion".
If you read both books, you will see a great similarity between the fictional life of Sayuri, and the reality of Mineko Iwasaki. Their childhoods and careers as geisha are almost identical. Ultimately, although Golden's tale is more dramatic, rich with imagery, and emotionally evoking, I preferred Iwasaki's memoirs, as a fascinating look into the world of the geisha (or geiko, as Iwasaki explains they were called in her society), and explanation for its shrinking place in modern society.
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Geisha of Gion: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki
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Geisha of Gion: The Memoir of Mineko Iwasaki(Windsor Selection)
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Geisha of Gion - Mineko Iwasaki: The true story behind the fiction (341 words)
by - written on 10/09/08 (Very useful, 41 readings)
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Before I read Arthur Golden's "Memoirs of a Geisha", I read an interview with Mineko Iwasaki, who was interviewed extensively by Golden as part of his research. The interview mentioned that Iwasaki was suing Golden for misrepresenting her and the geisha. The geisha in his novel are highly-paid prostitutes as well as graceful entertainers, which was not Iwasaki's reality, although it may have been for other geisha. She sounded like an interesting person, so after reading and enjoying "Memoirs", I also bought "Geisha of Gion". If you read both books, you will see a great similarity between the fictional life of Sayuri, and the ... Read the complete review
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