{"product_id":"9780834824935","title":"Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eNarrow Road to the Interior, \u003c\/i\u003e a travel diary of linked prose and haiku that recounts his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. This volume includes a masterful translation of this celebrated work along with three other less well-known but important works by Basho: \u003ci\u003eTravelogue of Weather-Beaten Bones, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Knapsack Notebook, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSarashina Travelogue. \u003c\/i\u003e There is also a selection of over two hundred fifty of Basho's finest haiku. In addition, the translator has provided an introduction detailing Basho's life and work and an essay on the art of haiku.","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47069950279920,"sku":"9780834824935","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780834824935_p0.jpg?v=1763830573","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780834824935","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}