さゆり 下 [Sayuri 2]

さゆり [Sayuri] #2

by Arthur Golden, アーサー・ゴールデン, 小川高義 (翻訳)

9歳で売られ、芸を磨き、史上最高値で水揚げされた芸妓さゆりの生涯。祇園の美と真実をかつてなく精緻に描いた話題作の文庫化

Genres: Fiction

434 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1999

About the author

Arthur Sulzberger Golden is an American writer. He is the author of the bestselling novel Memoirs of a Geisha (1997).

Reviews

[Dakota · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was captivating. From the moment Arthur Golden describes Sayuri's tipsy little house on the coast of Japan to her apartment complex in New York I was enthralled. Golden has a gift when it comes to describing the scene, painting an exquisite picture in the mind of the reader.

Sayuri's life is filled with beautiful tragedies. Taken from her home and thrown into the life of a Geisha, where her only role was to serve and please, she had to learn to lock her desires deep in her heart. Throughout the novel she is in a constant battle with her heart and the social protocol demanded upon Geisha. Along the way she makes life long friends and mortal enemies, and acquires the elegant skill of a Geisha. By the end of the novel she goes against the odds and creates her own destiny, which leads her to the arms of her true love.

If you have not read Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, you have denied yourself to one of the most beautifully crafted novels, which depicts the lovely and heart wrenching life of Sayuri. While reading this novel all you want to do is see Sayuri succeed in her journey to true happiness.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the book that got me back into reading. The writing style is simple and straightforward. Settings are described in a succinct way without too much fluff. It was a page-turner for me and gave me some insight into geisha culture. It would have been 5-stars for me if I did not learn after about the controversiality of Arthur Golden. After reading into him and the allegations of this book, I began having mixed feelings.