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Matsuo Bashō

Born

in Matsuo Kinsaku near Ueno, Iga, Japan

January 01, 1644

Died

November 28, 1694

Genre

Poetry

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Known Japanese poet Matsuo Basho composed haiku, infused with the spirit of Zen.

The renowned Matsuo Bashō (松尾芭蕉) during his lifetime of the period of Edo worked in the collaborative haikai no renga form; people today recognize this most famous brief and clear master.

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	The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches by Matsuo Bashō, Nobuyuki Yuasa (Translator & Introduction) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,952 ratings — published 1694 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho by Matsuo Bashō, Lucien Stryk (Translator) 4.19 avg rating — 2,194 ratings — published 1985 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lips Too Chilled 3.52 avg rating — 1,632 ratings — published 1702	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Basho: The Complete Haiku by Matsuo Bashō, Jane Reichhold (Translator), Shiro Tsujimura (Illustrator) 4.46 avg rating — 1,005 ratings — published 1972 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings by Matsuo Bashō, Sam Hamill 4.24 avg rating — 992 ratings — published 1694 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Narrow Road to Oku by Matsuo Bashō, Donald Keene (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 710 ratings — 50 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moon Woke Me Up Nine Times: Selected Haiku of Basho by Matsuo Bashō, David Young (Translation) 4.28 avg rating — 400 ratings — published 1694 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Four Seasons (Japanese Haiku Series II) by Matsuo Bashō, Yosa Buson, Kobayashi Issa 4.01 avg rating — 337 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Por sendas de montaña 4.25 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Haiku Journey: Basho's Narrow Road to a Far Province 4.09 avg rating — 226 ratings — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Matsuo Bashō

Japanese Haiku Series by Peter Pauper Press (4 books)
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Matsuo Bashō,

Kobayashi Issa,

Yosa Buson,

Peter Beilenson (Translator),

Harry Behn (Translator),

Jeff Hill (Illustrator)

4.07 avg rating — 705 ratings

Basho's Haiku (2 books)
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Matsuo Bashō,

Toshiharu Oseko

4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings

Quotes by Matsuo Bashō (?)

“The journey itself is my home.”
― Matsuo Basho

tags: travel

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“Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”
― Matsuo Bashō

tags: wisdom

412 likes

“Winter solitude-
in a world of one colour
the sound of the wind.”
― Basho Matsuo

tags: haiku, poetry

365 likes

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