It takes the average reader 4 hours and 17 minutes to read Narrow Road to the Interior by Matsuo Basho
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
A masterful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature—part travelogue, part haiku collection, part account of spiritual awakening Bashō (1644–1694)—a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty—is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the Interior, a travel diary of linked prose and haiku recounting his journey through the far northern provinces of Japan. This edition, part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series, features a masterful translation of this celebrated work. It...
Narrow Road to the Interior by Matsuo Basho is 249 pages long, and a total of 64,491 words.
This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 79% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 52 minutes to read Narrow Road to the Interior aloud.
Narrow Road to the Interior is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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