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The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by Matsuo Basho, Nobuyuki Yuasa (Translator), BashÅ Matsuo, Yuasa Nobuyuki Basho Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 1967 ISBN-10: 0-14-044185-9 / 0140441859 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044185-7 / 9780140441857 'It was with awe That I beheld Fresh leaves, green leaves, Bright in the sun' 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 an ardent student of Zen Buddhism, setting |