by Lucien Stryk (Translator), Matsuo Basho (Author), Lucien Stryk (Translator), Matsuo Basho (Author)
'Nothing more lonely -' A selection of Basho's most magical haiku Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Basho (1644-1694). Basho's On Love and Barley and The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches are available in Penguin Classics.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
Edition: 1
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 26 Feb 2015
ISBN 10: 0141398450
ISBN 13: 9780141398457
Book Overview: Japan's celebrated Buddhist poet balances the smallness of humanity with nature's epic drama in these magical seventeenth-century haikus.