Autobiography of a Geisha Sayo Masuda
Publisher: Columbia University Press

Mineko used this book to counteract “Memoirs of a Geisha”, where she partly helped for the information. Geisha (non-prostitute entertainers) and various levels of prostitutes in a rich, escapist fantasy world created through beautiful venues, extravagent parties, and the Yoshiwara denizens themselves. She has written and/or translated several biographies of Japanese women, including Yosano Akiko and The Tale of Genji and Masuda Sayo's Autobiography of a Geisha. Japanese literature at Waseda University in Tokyo. I've never really But still, a must read for anyone interested in history. On the other hand, “Geisha, A Life” by Iwasaki Mineko, a former popular geiko of Gion Kobu, is about her autobiography. Truly, they became a big part of the popular Japanese culture. Autobiography of a Geisha By Sayo Masuda 0231129505 182p. Geisha, A Life, by Mineko Iwasaki; Autobiography of a Geisha, by Sayo Masuda; The Asian Mystique, by Sheridan Prasso; Memoirs of a Geisha, Arthur Golden. Memoirs of a Geisha was directed by Rob Marshall and produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment and Spyglass Entertainment. The book is in first person, the story being narrated by the geisha Sayuri who was born to a poor fishermen from a remote village, but goes on to become a world renown geisha. Iwasaki later went on to write her own autobiography, an account vastly different from Arthur Golden's novel, published as Geisha, A Life in the US and Geisha of Gion in the UK. Definitely felt for her and kept hoping for a happier ending than the one she got. Told in a first person narrative, the lifestyle of a Japanese Geisha is detailed in such a way that you cannot help but be drawn into the story. Moving, shockingly straightforwards.