Memoirs of a geisha : a novel

Title
Memoirs of a geisha : a novel

Personal Author EPSB
Arthur, Golden

Summary
Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who was taken from her home at the age of nine and sold into slavery as a geisha, discovers a rare opportunity for freedom when the outbreak of World War II forces an end to the only life she has ever known.

Year Published
1997

Physical Description
434 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Edition
1st Vintage Canada ed.

Grade Interest level
Young Adult.

Subject
Geishas -- Japan -- Fiction.

Geographic Term
Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.

Genre
Historical fiction.

Summary
Nitta Sayuri, a young Japanese woman who was taken from her home at the age of nine and sold into slavery as a geisha, discovers a rare opportunity for freedom when the outbreak of World War II forces an end to the only life she has ever known.

ISBN
9780375400117

Publisher
New York : Vintage Canada, c1997.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Kate ChegwinFIC GOLBook30574000627123Fiction