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Old 01-27-2025, 02:02 PM   #32125
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Originally Posted by ekbell View Post
I'm fond of the literary pilgrimage subgenre, walks inspired by travel writing which discuss both the past work and their present travels.
On the Narrow Road to the Deep North by Lesley Downer is the reason I own a number of translations of Matsuo Basho's classic.
I also liked On the Narrow Road. You’re probably aware of it, but if not, I’ll recommend a narrative of a Shikoku pilgrimage done by a woman in 1918, The 1918 Shikoku Pilgrimage of Takamure Itsue. It’s much closer to the original spirit of the pilgrimage than contemporary narratives with their tour buses and roadside vending machines.
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