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Memoirs of a Geisha (novel)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_(novel)
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation
gptkb:Zhang_Ziyi
gptkb:Ken_Watanabe
gptkb:Rob_Marshall
gptkb:Michelle_Yeoh
gptkb:Gong_Li
2005
gptkbp:adaptedInto
gptkb:Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_(film)
gptkbp:author
gptkb:Arthur_Golden
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Book_Sense_Book_of_the_Year_Award_for_Adult_Fiction
gptkbp:book
PS3557.O35926 M45 1997
gptkbp:controversy
portrayal of Japanese culture by non-Japanese author
lawsuit by Mineko Iwasaki
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:coverArtist
gptkb:Kazuhiko_Sano
gptkbp:deweyDecimal
813/.54 21
gptkbp:firstEditionCover
features a close-up of a geisha's face
gptkbp:genre
historical fiction
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Memoirs of a Geisha (novel)
gptkbp:influencedBy
interviews with real geisha
gptkbp:ISBN
0-375-40011-7
gptkbp:language
English
gptkbp:mainCharacter
gptkb:Sayuri_Nitta
gptkbp:mediaType
gptkb:print
audiobook
e-book
gptkbp:notableCharacter
gptkb:Chairman_Iwamura
gptkb:Hatsumomo
gptkb:Mameha
gptkb:fruit
gptkb:Nobu
gptkbp:notableFor
international bestseller
depiction of geisha life
gptkbp:OCLC
37396740
gptkbp:pages
434
gptkbp:period
1920s
1930s
1940s
gptkbp:publicationDate
1997
gptkbp:publisher
gptkb:Alfred_A._Knopf
gptkbp:sells
over 4 million copies sold
gptkbp:setIn
gptkb:Kyoto
gptkb:Gion_district
gptkbp:setting
gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:subject
gptkb:courtier
20th century
Japanese folklore
gptkbp:translatedInto
multiple languages
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Memoirs_of_a_Geisha_(film)
gptkb:Sayuri_Nitta
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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