His mistakes are essentially cleaved into two parts – identity breaches, and poor fact-finding. Beyond these ethical mishaps, the work is painfully wrought with several terrible inaccuracies and missteps. To her dismay, Golden fell short on his promises, and after the Japanese edition was published, Iwasaki sued Golden for the violation of confidentiality. To his end, he promised that he would deliver reliable information, and keep her identity confidential. Initially, Golden contacted Iwasaki to get ahold of insider information, especially since the geisha community practiced much discretion with its culture. Much of the book’s contents are premised off Golden’s 1992 conversations with Mineko Iwasaki, one of – if not the most – famous geisha at the height of her fame during the 60s and 70s. *To add a disclaimer, since this book is a whopping 448 pages, that was a very condensed summary it barely captures the novel’s essence, much less its subplots and finer details. The story pretty much tells itself at this point, with several meandering subplots and twists. Compared to earlier years that were abound with dramatics and jealous opponents, she quickly rises to a height of staggering success and fame in the community. After becoming a popular maiko, she quickly ‘turns the collar’ and becomes a full-fledged geisha.
Classed as a historical fiction, it details the story of Chiyo ( geisha name: Sayuri) who was born into a coastal fishing village, before being sold into an okiya where she undergoes arduous training to become a maiko (apprentice geisha ). Memoirs of a Geisha was written by the eponymous American author, Arthur Golden.
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