<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 813 /. 54 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PS3557. O35926 M45 1997 </Td> </Tr> <P> Memoirs of a Geisha is a historical novel by American author Arthur Golden, published in 1997 . The novel, told in first person perspective, tells the story of a fictional geisha working in Kyoto, Japan, before and after World War II . </P> <P> In 2005, a film version was released . </P>

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