Memoirs is a window into a different world – a world which you may not wish to enter and certainly not want to be part of, yet it is worth a visit for the fascinating fate of one geisha who is herself representative of many others. This is quite a story of an exotic world yes, but more so of a young girl in a chilling, strange and dangerous world. In the years that follow, as she works to pay back the price of her purchase, Sayuri will be schooled in music and dance, learn to apply the geisha’s elaborate makeup, wear elaborate kimono, and care for a coiffure so fragile that it requires a special pillow.īut she will also acquire much more – including a venomous rival. Travel Guide Gion, the pleasure district of Kyoto.Īt nine years of age, Sayuri is bought from her life of poverty in a village and starts work in Gion, the pleasure district of Kyoto.
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