“IMMERSES THE READER IN AN EXOTIC WORLD”: FIRST EDITION OF GOLDEN’S MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA, SIGNED BY HIM
GOLDEN, Arthur. Memoirs of a Geisha. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. Octavo, original half burgundy cloth, original dust jacket.
First edition of Golden’s highly praised first novel, signed on the title page by him.
“Part historical novel, part fairy tale, part Dickensian romance, Memoirs of a Geisha immerses the reader in an exotic world. An impressive and unusual debut” (New York Times). The 2005 film adaptation of Gordon’s novel won three Academy Awards and high critical acclaim. First-issue dust jacket, with Ann Beattie blurb first on rear dust jacket panel.
A fine signed copy.