Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings

by Matsuo Bashō

Book Overview

A beautiful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature.

Here is the most complete single-volume collection of the writings of one of the great luminaries of Asian literature. Basho (1644-1694)--who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty--is best known in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku that recounts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611806895
• ISBN13: 9781611806892
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Shambhala
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"