{"product_id":"narrow-road-to-the-interior-and-other-writings-9781570627163","title":"Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings","description":"\u003cb\u003eA masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature--part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bashō (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 \u003ci\u003eNarrow Road to the Interior\u003c\/i\u003e, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku recounting his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition features a masterful translation of this celebrated work. It also includes an insightful introduction by translator Sam Hamill detailing Bashō's life and the art of haiku, three other important works by Bashō--\u003ci\u003eTravelogue of Weather\u003c\/i\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBeaten Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Knapsack Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSarashina Travelogue\u003c\/i\u003e--and two hundred and fifty of his finest haiku, making this the most complete single-volume collection of Bashō's writings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shambhala\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570627163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.99h x 5.94w x 0.68d","brand":"Matsuo Basho","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43075505553589,"sku":"9781570627163","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5916b739-afe4-43f3-86f7-299cbb7637ae.jpg?v=1691467611","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/narrow-road-to-the-interior-and-other-writings-9781570627163","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}