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Post by Dominique on Jan 25, 2007 22:30:18 GMT -5
I read "Memoirs of a Geisha" last year before the movie came out, and I really loved it. I've noticed there are a few other Geisha books around and I was wondering if anyone's read any of them and enjoyed them. The two I've seen are "The Geisha of Gion" by Mineko Iwasaki, which is an autobiography, and "Geisha" by Liz Dalby.
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Kristie
Novel turned into BBC miniseries
"If a book is well written, I always find it too short."
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Post by Kristie on Jan 26, 2007 11:53:54 GMT -5
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Post by Dominique on Jan 26, 2007 22:35:50 GMT -5
that one looks really good too, I'll have to keep my eye out for it.
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Post by danithebookworm on Jan 26, 2007 22:56:11 GMT -5
Ive read memoirs as well. No other ones. But I have seen some around. Last year I went to Japan and was lucky enough to go into Gion with my friends. It was amazing. A very magical place. I was even able to get a photo with a real Geisha.
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Bina
First novel published
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Post by Bina on Jan 27, 2007 14:27:57 GMT -5
Wow, that´s amazing! I´ve only read the memoirs by golden as well.
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Post by Dominique on Jan 28, 2007 4:16:28 GMT -5
that sounds really exciting, I hope to do that when I go to Japan this year. Did it cost much? What else would you recommend doing while in Gion/Japan
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Post by Dominique on Jan 30, 2007 21:00:06 GMT -5
I think you should read the book before you see the movie, I found the movie a bit disappointing...
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But also, I wanted to watch the movie first so I waited til it came out on DVD and that wasn't that long ago. I should read it...