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Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Travel Journal

Name: Back Roads to Far Towns: Basho's Travel Journal
Brand: White Pine Press (NY)
SKU: 9781893996311
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Contributors:

Basho, Cid Corman (Translator)

Publisher:

White Pine Press (NY)

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History, Travel, Poetry

Book Subcategory:

Asia, Essays & Travelogues, Asian

Book Topic:

Japan

Series:

Companions for the Journey

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Release Date:

2004-10-01

ISBN 13:

9781893996311

Weight:

0.21 lbs

Size:

7.04 x 5.00 x 0.30 inches

Pages:

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Description

A classic translation of Basho's most famous travel journal

About the Author
Basho (1644-1694) is the most famous Haiku poet of Japan. He made his living as a teacher and writer of Haiku and is celebrated for his many travels around Japan which were recorded in his travel journals. Back Roads to Far Towns, a translation of Oku-No-Hosomichi, is his last and most mature. Cid Corman is well known as a poet, translator, and as the editor of Origin, a ground breaking poetry magazine. His recent publications include Now Now and No Choice.