Yet another incredible fiction...I have just come back from Kyoto...from the Okiya of Nitta Sayuri...how else can i describe the way Aruthur Holden takes us by hand through the lonely childhood and an even lonlier life of "one of the greatest gieshas of Japan"...I have been enchanted with the orient since i dont know when..the story of Chiyo..with blue-gray eyes...sold to slavery by a man she trusted....An incredible story with twists and turns..we see the gieshas training for the dances...putting on make-up to entertain their guests by the night...we see the plight of young girls who dont understand why they have to become giesha..We see Chiyo grow into Sayuri....the way she longs for the love and acceptance from Chairman...Its a fantastic journey with a beautiful ending....
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Memoirs of a Giesha
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"Geisha's" still exist in some places in Japan ....
A small correction ..Its "Geisha" and not "Giesha" ..I kno this cos am into 300 pages of this book now and still reading :)
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