'The autumn wind: A selection from the poems of Issa' by Issa Kobayashi (costs only $72.36)


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The autumn wind: A selection from the poems of Issa

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by: Issa Kobayashi See Larger Image Price: $72.36 as of 03/20/2010 16:51 EDT Used Price: $15.63 Third Party New Price: $72.36 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Paperback EAN: 9784770011572 ISBN: 4770011571 Label: Kodansha International Manufacturer: Kodansha International Number Of Pages: 137 Publication Date: 1984 Publisher: Kodansha International Studio: Kodansha International Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: "Autumn Wind" is a collection of Issa's haiku poetry. Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Haiku and Tanka from the heart of a Japanese poet. Issa's poems written about the death of his two-year old daughter and other tragedies in his life are short, concise and heart-wrenching. His poems that relate Mother nature and human nature, without a glaringly obvious connection, are well-crafted and thought-provoking. I especially enjoyed the biographical section in the beginning of the book, and the annotations accompanying many of the poems which gave me (a gaijin) a better understanding of Japanese culture and background for the poems. I ... Read More

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