The Aged Mother
By Matsuo Basho
2025
First Published
3.54
Average Rating
10
Number of Pages
Also known as The Story of the Aged Mother, this Japanese folktale tells the story of an unkind ruler who issues cruel orders, including one demand that all old folks are to be abandoned and left to die. Basho tells a poignant story about a mother and her son and their love for one another.
Avg Rating
3.54
Number of Ratings
140
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Author
Matsuo Basho
Author · 23 books
MATSUO Bashō (松尾 芭蕉) was the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan. During his lifetime, Bashō was renowned for his works in the collaborative haikai no renga form; today, he is recognized as a master of brief and clear haiku.
