Golden spent his middle and high school years at the Baylor School (then a boys-only school for day and boarding students) in Chattanooga, graduating in 1974 before attending Harvard University and receiving a degree in art history, specializing in Japanese art.[citation needed] In 1980, he earned an M.A. in Japanese history at Columbia University, and also learned Mandarin Chinese. After a summer at Peking University in Beijing, China, Golden worked in Tokyo, before returning to the United States, where he earned an M.A. in English at Boston University.
Career
Golden's most well-known novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, was written over a 6-year period. The novel was re-written in its entirety three times during its development. Golden changed the point of view with each re-write, eventually settling on Sayuri's perspective.
During research for the novel, Golden conducted interviews with a number of geisha, including famous ex-geisha Mineko Iwasaki. After the Japanese edition of the novel was published, Golden was sued by Iwasaki for breach of contract and defamation of character, with Iwasaki alleging that Golden had agreed to protect her anonymity if she was interviewed about her life as a geisha, due to the traditional code of silence held between geisha in regard to their clients. The lawsuit was settled out of court in February 2003.[4]
After its release in 1997, Memoirs of a Geisha spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list. It has sold more than four million copies in English and has been translated into thirty-two languages around the world. In 2005, Memoirs of a Geisha was made into a feature film, starring Ziyi Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Gong Li, and Ken Watanabe. The film was directed by Rob Marshall, and garnered three Academy Awards.[citation needed]
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arthur, golden, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, especially, poten. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately especially if potentially libelous or harmful Find sources Arthur Golden news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Arthur Sulzberger Golden born December 6 1956 is an American writer He is the author of the bestselling novel Memoirs of a Geisha 1997 Arthur GoldenBorn 1956 12 06 December 6 1956 age 66 Chattanooga Tennessee U S OccupationWriterPeriod20th centuryGenreHistorical fictionSpouseGertrude Trudy Legge 1982 present Children2RelativesRuth Sulzberger Holmberg mother Arthur Hays Sulzberger grandfather Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesEarly life EditGolden was born in Chattanooga Tennessee the son of Ruth nee Sulzberger and Ben Hale Golden 1 2 His mother was Jewish His father was not 1 Through his mother he is a member of the Ochs Sulzberger family 1 His mother was a daughter of long time New York Times publisher Arthur Hays Sulzberger and granddaughter of New York Times owner and publisher Adolph Ochs 3 His parents divorced when he was eight years old His father died five years after He was raised in Lookout Mountain Georgia and attended Lookout Mountain Elementary School in Lookout Mountain Tennessee Golden spent his middle and high school years at the Baylor School then a boys only school for day and boarding students in Chattanooga graduating in 1974 before attending Harvard University and receiving a degree in art history specializing in Japanese art citation needed In 1980 he earned an M A in Japanese history at Columbia University and also learned Mandarin Chinese After a summer at Peking University in Beijing China Golden worked in Tokyo before returning to the United States where he earned an M A in English at Boston University Career EditGolden s most well known novel Memoirs of a Geisha was written over a 6 year period The novel was re written in its entirety three times during its development Golden changed the point of view with each re write eventually settling on Sayuri s perspective During research for the novel Golden conducted interviews with a number of geisha including famous ex geisha Mineko Iwasaki After the Japanese edition of the novel was published Golden was sued by Iwasaki for breach of contract and defamation of character with Iwasaki alleging that Golden had agreed to protect her anonymity if she was interviewed about her life as a geisha due to the traditional code of silence held between geisha in regard to their clients The lawsuit was settled out of court in February 2003 4 After its release in 1997 Memoirs of a Geisha spent two years on the New York Times bestseller list It has sold more than four million copies in English and has been translated into thirty two languages around the world In 2005 Memoirs of a Geisha was made into a feature film starring Ziyi Zhang Michelle Yeoh Gong Li and Ken Watanabe The film was directed by Rob Marshall and garnered three Academy Awards citation needed In 2000 Golden received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement 5 Personal life EditGolden is married to Trudy Legge they have two children 3 6 Golden currently lives in South Dartmouth Massachusetts 6 References Edit a b c McFadden Robert D April 19 2017 Ruth Sulzberger Holmberg Newspaper Publisher Born for the Job Dies at 96 The New York Times Ben Hale Golden Ex Publisher Of Chattanooga Times 59 Dies The New York Times March 15 1970 a b New York Magazine Children of the Times Who s who in the Ochs Sulzberger clan retrieved September 27 2015 Tokyo Premiere of Memoirs of a Geisha Nets Mixed Reaction Criticism CBC News November 29 2005 Retrieved October 23 2022 Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement www achievement org American Academy of Achievement a b Kathleen Rubenstein Hays Golden The New York Times June 3 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Golden amp oldid 1126513891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
