Books by Arthur Golden

Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Golden attended Harvard University where he studied art history, specialising in Japanese Art. He went on to Columbia, earning a master's degree in Japanese History and spent a summer studying in Beijing and working in Tokyo. Inspired by his interest in Japanese culture and history, Golden wrote the bestselling Memoirs of a Geisha over six years, seeing it finally published in 1997. In 2005 it was made into a feature film, garnering three Academy Awards.