A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, the novel Memoirs of a Geisha is the haunting portrait of a young woman’s life as a Geisha. Now here’s your chance to share a meal with the author of this instant classic, Arthur Golden.

Golden, who lives in Brookline, spent ten years researching Geisha life after earning degrees in Japanese history from Harvard and Columbia. Golden is currently writing his second novel, which traces the life of a young European immigrant's journey to America in the 1800s.  

The winning bidder will also receive an autographed copy of Memoirs of a Geisha.