The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho (Collector’s Edition)Matsuo Basho, translation Andrew Fitzsimons A lavish collectors edition of the complete poems of eminent Japanese master of the haiku, Matsuo Basho. Matsuo Basho (16441694) is arguably the greatest figure in the history of Japanese literature and the master of the haiku. Basho: The Complete Haiku of Matsuo Basho offers in English a full picture of the haiku of Basho, 980 poems in all. In Fitzsimonss beautiful rendering, Basho is much more than a

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