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Arthur Golden: Highly-acclaimed author of the
international bestseller, Memoirs of a Geisha Other Links
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Exclusively Represented
by The Lavin Agency
ARTHUR
GOLDEN The best of novels sweep us out of prosaic reality
and into worlds we neither imagined nor scarce knew existed. Arthur Golden's
first novel, the international best-seller Memoirs of a Geisha,
took the literary world like by storm by doing just that. It generated
astounding critical acclaim and became an overnight publishing sensation,
drawing comparisons to the works of Charles Dickens and Jane Austen.
But Arthur Golden's literary success did not come easy
and it did not come quickly. The novel was 10 years in the making, and
the version that eventually became an international sensation was his
third complete draft. The first two he finished and discarded as unacceptable.
It is this story that makes Golden's presentations so compelling. He is
a hero to every scribbler, closet short story writer and would be novelist
in the audience. .
What
does Arthur talk about?
Memoirs
of a Geisha: The Writing of a Literary and Commercial Success To capture the geisha experience in the art of fiction, Arthur Golden trained as long and hard as any geisha who must master the arts of music, dance, clever conversation, crafty battle with rival beauties, and cunning seduction of wealthy patrons. After earning degrees in Japanese art and history from Harvard and Columbia--and an M.A. in English--he met a man in Tokyo who was the illegitimate offspring of a renowned businessman and a geisha. This meeting inspired Golden to spend 10 years researching every detail of geisha culture. So not only did Golden craft an extraordinary novel, but he has a compelling story to tell about its genesis and the years of hard work that went into its development. This story is an inspiration for any group that wants to find insight and wisdom about the novelist's craft. Creativity
and Innovation In this speech, Golden explores today's
most important skills --- creativity and innovation -- from the novelist's perspective,
demonstrating some fundamental lessons about the creative process that will be
of interest to businesses and organizations of all types. Drawing on some of the
great works of literature, as well as his own experience in writing Memoirs
of a Geisha, he shows how the creative process is neither magical nor mysterious,
but something that requires discipline, process and commitment. With the use of
some simple but powerful tools, he shows audiences how they can bring more creativity
and innovation into their own lives and businesses.
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