Liza Dalby on Geisha

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Liza Dalby is the first Western woman to become a geisha. Her novel, “The Tale of Murasaki” re-creates the life of the author of Japan’s classic “The Tale of Genji.” Dalby tells Steve Paulson what being a geisha means and explains why modern women have trouble wearing kimonos.