{"product_id":"a-house-by-itself-selected-haiku-of-shiki-paperback","title":"A House by Itself: Selected Haiku of Shiki - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Brandi\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eNoriko Kawasaki Martinez\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShiki's distinctive vision and direct expression make a tone recognizably his own, conveyed beautifully in these pages' translations. We hear Shiki's haiku as the voice of a friend bringing complex news in a few intimate words. These haiku are drawn from a world that feels close to our own, and they bring our own lives and world closer. Shiki's poems are necessary and delicious as mountain water, carrying the mountain's hidden minerals from inside it to inside us. --Jane Hirshfield, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Haiku \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ink Dark Moon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast year's dream\u003cbr\u003eI wake to this year's\u003cbr\u003ereality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShiki\u003c\/b\u003e is considered by the Japanese as one of the masters of haiku. He radically reformed the haiku, suggesting sketching from life as an aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoriko Kawasaki Martinez: Noriko Kawasaki Martinez was born in Osaka, Japan. She majored in English Literature at the Kansai University, Osaka (1970- 1973), was manager and instructor of the HANA English School, Osaka (1976-1982), and translator for the Cultural Center of La Jolla, San Diego, California (1983). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 12, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769804521760,"sku":"9781945680090","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/85982a9b706182dfc249dcc21739ea2b.webp?v=1780357176","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-house-by-itself-selected-haiku-of-shiki-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}