Book To Movie Monday (9)
For this weeks Book to Movie Monday I have decided to cover the movie Memoirs Of A Geisha. First Lets Discuss The Book. Below Is The Cover. Now for a little back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel. Memoirs of a Geisha is written by Author Arthur Golden and was released for publication on September 23,1997. The Novel follows the perspective of Sayuri a Geisha working in Kyoto,Japan during the years before and after World War II. After the books release in 1997, it spent over two years on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over 32 languages. Let's Look at some of the characters now shall we. Main Protagonists Sayuri- Sayuri's story begins with her living in the impoverished fishing village of Yoroido. Evenually Sayuri and her sister Satso are brokered by the wealthy businessman Tanaka Ichiro. He wants to give the girls a shot at a better life working for businesses in Gion. Once in Gion Sayuri is sold to a Geisha h...