In a nonfiction work of this name, the narrator visits a shrine where a "princess of flowers" had set herself on fire to prove that her baby is legitimate. A novel with this name depicts the death of Darky Gardner, who crawls into a latrine and drowns in its feces; that nove
In a nonfiction work of this name, the narrator visits a shrine where a "princess of flowers" had set herself on fire to prove that her baby is legitimate. A novel with this name depicts the death of Darky Gardner, who crawls into a latrine and drowns in its feces; that novel of this name focuses on the POW Dorrigo Devans, who recalls his journey across "the Line." A discussion of Hiraizumi, the place where Yoshitsune Minamoto died in battle, is presented in another work of this name, which begins "Days and months are travelers of eternity. So are the years that pass by." That work of this name is written in haibun and chronicles its author's travels with his companion Kawai Sora. For 10 points, give this shared name of Richard Flanagan's 2014 Man Booker Prize winning novel and a travelogue by Matsuo Basho.
In a nonfiction work of this name, the narrator visits a shrine where a "princess of flowers" had set herself on fire to prove that her baby is legitimate.