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How certain can we be that what Mineko wrote in the novel about herself is true? A. Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha is subjected to such scrutiny even though it is historical fiction, not historical fact, but a former geisha’s claim to be the greatest of her time isn’t? Why’s that?
BirdBuddy We cannot be. I would apply a skeptical eye to what Iwasaki writes about herself. One does not simply make a self-portrait without bias. I personally …moreWe cannot be. I would apply a skeptical eye to what Iwasaki writes about herself. One does not simply make a self-portrait without bias. I personally believe Golden's book receives more scrutiny not only because it's more known, but also because it's in vogue to trash on men who don't follow the rhetoric of #OwnVoices.(less)
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Jeffrey Gao Arthur Golden intentionally spread misinformation!
Dec 05, 2020 08:31AM
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