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Arthur Golden, author of the best-selling novel "Memoirs of a Geisha," will deliver the University's annual Neureuther Library/Cultural Celebration Lecture, titled "The Making of a Geisha: Forging a Cultural Identity" at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17, in Graham Chapel. The lecture is free and open to the public.
"Memoirs of a Geisha" became a national bestseller and received high critical acclaim. The novel spans nearly 60 years and tells the story of its main character, Sayuri, in the form of her memoirs. Sayuri, who is sold to a geisha house when she is nine, becomes one of Japan's most celebrated geishas. Golden traces Sayuri's life from her childhood of poverty to her transformation into a celebrated geisha. Director Steven Spielberg found Golden's novel so impressive that he selected it for his next film, and "Memoirs" is currently in production.
Golden was born in Tennessee and educated at Harvard College, where he received a degree in art history, specializing in Japanese art. In 1980 he earned a master's degree in Japanese history from Columbia University, where he also learned Mandarin Chinese. Following a summer at Beijing University, he worked in Tokyo, and after returning to the United States, earned a master's degree in English from Boston University.
For more information, call 935-5285.
