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'Narrow Road to the Interior: And Other Writings' by Matsuo Basho is a combination of 17th-century travelogue and poetry collection, chronicling the poet's journeys through villages and temples in the northern interior of Japan. Basho's prose descriptions of his travels are interspersed with haiku written along the way, offering a poet's eye view of highlights and insights of his experiences on the road. contains four travelogues, each containing interspersed haiku, providing a deeper purpose beyond mere travel writing as Basho observes and reflects on the natural world around him.
The moon and sun are eternal travelers. Even the years wander on. A lifetime adrift in a boat or in old age leading a tired horse into the years, every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home...
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