cuz the "translator's note" and "acknowledgements" seem to contradict each other... is it really the life of one girl, or a fictitious account?
2006-08-13 14:13:38 · 6 answers · asked by tell me all!!! 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Memoirs of a Geisha was actually written by a man from Texas, he is American, and it is a complete fictional work! He did, however research his story , and a controversy ensued as detailed on Wikipedia.com website:
After the Japanese edition of Memoirs of a Geisha was published, Arthur Golden was sued for breach of contract and defamation of character by Mineko Iwasaki, a retired geisha he had interviewed for background information while writing the novel. The plaintiff asserted that Golden had agreed to protect her anonymity, if she told him about her life as a geisha due to the traditional code of silence about their clients. However, Golden listed Iwasaki as a source in his acknowledgements for the novel.
In 2003, Golden's publisher settled with Iwasaki out of court for an undisclosed sum of money.
Iwasaki later went on to write her own autobiography, published as Geisha, A Life in the US and Geisha of Gion in the UK.
2006-08-13 14:18:15 · answer #1 · answered by blondambition 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is a work of fiction; however, it is based on actual practices of Geisha and the author of the book on which the movie is based did a lot of research, I understand.
A metaphor would be Gone with the Wind: the Civil War happened and there are some historical facts woven through the story, but Rhett and Scarlett, their love story, and all the characters are completely fictional. Hope that helps.
2006-08-13 14:21:57 · answer #2 · answered by j14456um 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-03-27 00:38:38 · answer #3 · answered by Deborah 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Memoirs in not a true story. it was actually written by an American man. fiction completly.
2006-08-13 14:19:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is not a true story but just based on truth
i had the same question but did you notice that the book is in the fiction category?
2006-08-13 14:20:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is true, I have the book and she apparently told her story to the author, they were friends when she moved to NYC.
2006-08-13 14:20:23 · answer #6 · answered by isthatlulu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋