Haiku - Classic Japanese Short Poems

Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless design, Haiku features 90 classic poems from four poets: Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa and Masaoka Shiki with each poem is presented in Japanese script, along with romanized Japanese (romaji) and an English translation.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Hart Larrabee (Translation)
• Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2024
• EAN: 9781838864828
• ISBN: 978-1-83886-482-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 200 mm x 265 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 794 g
• Illustrations: 1 artwork; 1 Illustrations
• Series: Chinese Bound
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama