Description: Narrow Road to the Interior : And Other Writings, Paperback by Basho, Matsuo; Hamill, Sam (TRN), ISBN 1611806895, ISBN-13 9781611806892, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US A masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature—part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening 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, part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series,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 Not, and Sarashina Travelogue—and two hundred and fifty of his finest haiku, making this the most complete single-volume collection of Bash’s writings. The Shambhala Pocket Library is a collection of short, portable teachings from notable figures across religious traditions and classic texts.The covers in this series are rendered by Colorado artist Robert Spellman.Ths in this collection distill the wisdom and heart of the work Shambhala Publications has published over 50 years into a compactformat that is collectible, reader-friendly, andapplicable to everyday life.
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Book Title: Narrow Road to the Interior : and Other Writings
Number of Pages: 248 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2019
Item Height: 0.8 in
Topic: Asian / Japanese, Haiku
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Poetry, Literary Collections
Item Weight: 7.5 Oz
Item Length: 6.7 in
Author: Matsuo Basho
Book Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
Item Width: 4.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
