Haiku
Classic Japanese Short Poems
By Hart Larrabee (Translator)
Series Chinese Bound Classics
Price$24.99
Pub Date 10/1/2024
ISBN 9781838864828
Format Hardcover
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Classic Japanese Short Poems
by Hart Larrabee
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OVERVIEW
Haiku—seventeen-syllable poems that evoke worlds despite their brevity—have captivated Japanese readers since the seventeenth century. Today the form is practiced worldwide and has become established as part of our common global heritage. This beautiful traditionally hand-bound volume presents new English translations of classic poems by the four great masters of Japanese haiku—Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa, and Masaoka Shiki—accompanied by both the original Japanese and a phonetic transcription.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Hart Larrabee is an American translator who lives with his family in the little town of Obuse in northern Nagano, Japan, right in the heart of Issa country. His translations of short stories by Fumio Takano and Mitsuyo Kakuta have appeared, respectively, in the anthologies Tomo: Friendship Through Fiction and The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction. He also translates nonfiction, particularly in the fields of art, design, and architecture.
Title Details
Pages 96 pages, all in 2-color
Trim 7.68 x 10.3 x 0 Inches
Territories US/Can/Mexico/South & Central America
Category Poetry
Carton Quantity 16