Presents Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Basho's epic account of his five-month journey in 1689 into the deep country north and west of the old capital, Edo.
Provides biographical and career information on twenty-three modern Japanese authors, each with a selected bibliography; and includes an essay that examines the work of the atomic bomb writers.
A biography of Japanese author Haruki Murakami, discussing the baseball game that inspired his first published novel, Murakami's writing style, and the international success of his works.
