The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Bashō
The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

Matsuo Bashō

The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches

Matsuo Bashō with Nobuyuki Yuasa (Translator)

192 pages first pub 1702 (editions)

nonfiction poetry travel adventurous reflective relaxing slow-paced

Description

In his perfectly crafted haiku poems, Basho described the natural world with great simplicity and delicacy of feeling. When he composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North he was a serious student of Zen Buddhism setting off on a series of travels d...

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Community Reviews Summary of 282 reviews

Moods

reflective 88%
relaxing 56%
adventurous 48%
inspiring 24%
challenging 20%
hopeful 20%
informative 16%
lighthearted 16%
emotional 12%

Pace

slow 58%
medium 37%
fast 4%

Average rating

3.95

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