num_pages: 184
description:      Here is the most complete single-volume collection of writings by one of the great luminaries of Asian literature. Includes a masterful translation of Basho's most celebrated work, Narrow Road to the Interior, along with three less well-known works and over 250 of Basho's finest haiku. The translator has included an overview of Basho's life and an essay on the art of haiku.
language: English
title: The Essential Basho
titlecomplete: The Essential Basho
genres: Literature, Classics, Japan, Zen, Philosophy, Japanese Literature, Buddhism, Poetry, Travel, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 988
publisher: Shambhala