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Back Country

by Gary Snyder
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Synopsis

'A reaffirmation of a back country of the spirit', this collection is made up of four sections: 'Far West', 'Far East', 'Kali', and 'Back'. The book concludes with a group of translations of the Japanese poet Miyazawa Kenji, with whose work Synder feels a close affinity.

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Book Details

Published
March 1, 1968
Publisher
New Directions Publishing Corporation
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780811201940

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