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Lädt ... Memoirs of a Geisha (Random House Large Print) (Original 1998; 2005. Auflage)von Arthur Golden
Werk-InformationenDie Geisha von Arthur Golden (1998)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. The most fascinating thing about this book was easily the level of historical detail it incorporated. The story and characters didn't always captivate me, but somehow I had trouble putting it down and not reading one more paragraph (which without fail became two more chapters). The language and metaphors were beautiful and only added to the presence of the time and place. The ending took me by surprise; I could hardly finish the last couple chapters because I just knew it was going to end horribly. I still haven't decided whether it fit or not. The stream-reaching-ocean metaphor is somehow not very Western, where I think we don't (reflexively, at least) believe in fate. This is a book to be revisited in the future. There is more depth here than can be taken in with just one reading. A fictional memoir of a girl growing into womanhood like Jane Eyre, but in an eastern culture and different time period. The only drawback I had, was at times I think the language reflected a more modern American instead of an historically accurate portrayal of a geisha during the 1930s of Japan. I understand why this book is on the top 100 for Great American Read.
Golden fills the book with vivid images and subtle descriptions of the nuances of Japanese culture, and is absolutely brilliant in his description of the customs and rituals of the geisha. Through the meticulous detail the reader can fully understand the politics, rivalries, and traditions of the Japan geisha society. Mr. Golden gives us not only a richly sympathetic portrait of a woman, but also a finely observed picture of an anomalous and largely vanished world. He has made an impressive and unusual debut. Haarhuis's foreword and Golden's epilogue, the one appropriating the guise of a novel and the other taking it off, suggest an author who is of two minds when it comes to his work. It is not surprising, then, if his readers share this uncertainty. The decision to write an autobiographically styled novel rather than a nonfiction portrait is most obviously justified in terms of empathy, of allowing greater freedom to explore the geisha's inner life. Unfortunately, Sayuri's personality seems so familiar it is almost generic; she is not so much an individual as a faultless arrangement of feminine virtues. Bearbeitet/umgesetzt inHat als Erläuterung für Schüler oder StudentenAuszeichnungenPrestigeträchtige AuswahlenBemerkenswerte Listen
Zu Beginn der 30er Jahre wird das einfache Fischermädchen Chiyo in die alte Kaiserstadt Kyoto gebracht. Nach einer qualvollen Ausbildung steigt sie zu einer der begehrtesten Geishas in ganz Japan auf. Doch ihr Traum vom privaten Glück erfüllt sich erst nach dem Untergang der alten Geisha-Kultur.. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Assim é Sayuri, uma das gueixas mais famosas de Gion, o principal distrito dessa arte milenar em Kioto. Com um olhar, ela é capaz de seduzir. Com uma dança, ela deixa os homens a seus pés.
O que ninguém sabe é que, por trás da gueixa de sucesso, há um passado de perdas e desilusões de uma mulher que, desde o dia em que o pai a vendeu como escrava, fez cada uma de suas escolhas motivada pelo amor ao único homem que lhe estendeu a mão.
Nesse livro acompanhamos sua transformação enquanto ela deixa para trás a infância no vilarejo pobre e aprende a rigorosa arte de ser uma gueixa: dança e música, quimonos e maquiagens; como servir o chá de modo a revelar apenas um vislumbre da parte interna do pulso; como sobreviver num mundo onde o que conta são as aparências, onde a virgindade de uma menina é leiloada, onde o amor é considerado uma ilusão.
Já idosa, vivendo nos Estados Unidos, ela narra suas memórias com a sabedoria de quem teve uma vida longa e o lirismo de quem soube encontrar nela seu lado mais doce.