{"product_id":"9780140424768","title":"The Penguin Book of Haiku","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Kern, Adam L., Kern, Adam L. \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 01\/03\/2018,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 544 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780140424768,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A revelation' Sunday Times, Books of the Year 2018The first Penguin anthology of Japanese haiku, in vivid new translations by Adam L. Kern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Now a global poetry, the haiku was originally a Japanese verse form that flourished from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Although renowned for its brevity, usually running over three lines in seventeen syllables, and by its use of natural imagery to make Zen-like observations about reality, in fact the haiku is much more: it can be erotic, funny, crude and mischievous. Presenting over a thousand exemplars in vivid and engaging translations, this anthology offers an illuminating introduction to this widely celebrated, if misunderstood, art form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Adam L. Kern's new translations are accompanied here by the original Japanese and short commentaries on the poems, as well as an introduction and illustrations from the period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43697934565420,"sku":"9780140424768","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780140424768.jpg?v=1722607797","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9780140424768","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}