Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel (Record no. 222322)
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| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | AL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | English |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Edition number | 23 |
| Classification number | 813.54 |
| Item number | GOLM |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Arthur Golden |
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| 9 (RLIN) | 28967 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Memoirs of a Geisha: A Novel |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Vintage Books |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1999 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 434 p. |
| Other physical details | PB |
| Dimensions | 20.5x13 cm |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A 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.<br/>Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read<br/>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.<br/>In Memoirs of a Geisha, 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.<br/> |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Japan Hisyory 20th Century Fiction |
| 9 (RLIN) | 28968 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Geishas Japan Fiction |
| 9 (RLIN) | 28969 |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Historical Fiction |
| 9 (RLIN) | 28970 |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | GOLDEN(Arthur) |
| 9 (RLIN) | 28971 |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | George Fernandes Collections |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | English | St Aloysius Library | St Aloysius Library | 03/17/2013 | 813.54 GOLM | GF02080 | 04/09/2022 | 04/09/2022 | George Fernandes Collections |
