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One Hundred Great Books in Haiku

Author: David Bader   Series: Popular Penguins

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In the 16th century, Zen monks in Japan developed the haiku, an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines. David Bader has applied this ancient poetic form to the classics. From Homer to Milton to Dostyevsky, the great books are finally within reach of even the shortest attention spans!

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In the 16th century, Zen monks in Japan developed the haiku, an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines. David Bader has applied this ancient poetic form to the classics. From Homer to Milton to Dostyevsky, the great books are finally within reach of even the shortest attention spans!

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In the sixteenth century, Zen monks in Japan developed the haiku, an unrhymed poetic form consisting of 17 syllables arranged in three lines. Now, in One Hundred Great Books in Haiku, David Bader has applied this ancient poetic form to the classics. From Homer to Milton to Dostyevsky, the great books are finally within reach of even the shortest attention spans!

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About the Author

Manhattan attorney turned haiku humorist, David Bader is the author of US cult hits Haikus for Jews- For you, a Little Wisdom and Zen Judaism- For You, a Little Enlightenment. He lives and counts syllables in New York City.

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Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Published
28th June 2010
Pages
104
ISBN
9780141399423

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