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The Narrow Road to the Inferior : And Other Writings
Shambhala Pocket Library
- Random House US
- by Sam Hamill & Matsuo Basho
A beautiful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature. Bash (1644-1694)--a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty--is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku recounting his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. This edition features a masterful translation of this celebrated work.
ISBN 9781611806892 | E | PB
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| Publisher | Random House US |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781611806892 |
| Author(s) | Sam Hamill & Matsuo Basho |
| Publication date | May 2019 |
| Edition | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 171 x 108 mm |
| Pages | 272 |
| Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
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A beautiful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature. Bash (1644-1694)--a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty--is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku recounting his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. This edition features a masterful translation of this celebrated work. It also includes an insightful introduction by translator Sam Hamill detailing Bash ''s life and the art of haiku, three other important works by Bash --Travelogue of Weather-Beaten Bones, The Knapsack Notebook, and Sarashina Travelogue--and two hundred and fifty of his finest haiku, making this the most complete single-volume collection of Bash ''s writings.