T Huong asked this question about
Geisha, a Life:
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?
Jeffrey Gao
Because Arthur Golden violated their agreement and lied about the historical reality of the geisha.
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