Memoirs of a Geisha

An epic tale and a beautiful evocation of a rapidly vanishing world * The Times *The sort of novel that novel-lovers yearn for, which is to say, so convincing that while reading it you become transported to another time, another place, and feel you are listening and seeing with someone else’s ears and eyes – Margaret ForsterEndlessly fascinating…a narrative that is both gripping and beautifully paced…a wonderful read * Observer *Sayuri’s memoirs reveal Golden to have great gifts of imaginative empathy…fascinating * Independent *This is one of those rare novels that evokes a vanished world with absolute conviction and in every detail… This book is exceptional * Daily Mail *

Arthur Golden was born and brought up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He is a 1978 graduate of Harvard College with a degree in art history, specialising in Japanese art. In 1980 he earned an MA in Japanese history from Columbia University where he also learned Mandarin Chinese. After a summer at Beijing University, he went to work at a magazine in Tokyo. In 1988 he received an MA in English from Boston University. He has lived and worked in Japan, and since that time has been teaching writing and literature in the Boston area. He now lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, with his wife and children.