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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Masaoka Shiki , Abby Ryder-HuthPublisher: Ugly Duckling Presse Imprint: Ugly Duckling Presse Weight: 0.159kg ISBN: 9781946604156ISBN 10: 1946604151 Publication Date: 15 April 2025 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Language: Japanese Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationA Japanese poet and essayist, Masaoka Shiki was born in 1867 in Matsuyama, Japan. He attended University Preparatory College and Tokyo Imperial University, before dropping out from the latter due to illness. He worked for a newspaper and signed up as a war correspondent to China in 1895. Shiki was influential in developing a modern style of Japanese haiku and tanka. He wrote a book on his poetics, Utayomi-ni-atauru-sho (A Book Bestowed on Composers of Poems) and also edited the journal Hototogisu (Cuckoo). He died of tuberculosis in 1902. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |