Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha has been defending the film version of the book, which has been criticized for historical inaccuracies.
In a letter to the Washington Post, Golden says, "No storyteller or journalist is ever exact enough or an expert." He goes on to say, "It's worth bearing in mind that 'Hamlet' makes poor Danish history and that 'Lawrence of Arabia' grossly oversimplifies the politics and cultures of the Middle East."
The Post had previously run an article quoting experts who criticized the accuracy of costumes and dancing in the film.
The new box office movie is based on Golden's novel and traces a girl's rise from poverty in a Japanese fishing village to life in high society as a geisha.
You'd think The Washington Post would have more important things to spend its reporters' time on than trying to find inaccuracies in Memoirs of a Geisha.
