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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 861.62
EAN: 9780374529604
ISBN: 0374529604
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1040
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date: March 24, 2005
Sales Rank: 35526
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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The most comprehensive English-language collection of work ever by 'the greatest poet of the twentieth century--in any language' (Gabriel García Márquez)
'In his work a continent awakens to consciousness.' So wrote the Swedish Academy in awarding the Nobel Prize to Pablo Neruda, the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, lionized during his lifetime as 'the people's poet.'
This selection of Neruda's poetry, the most comprehensive single volume available in English, presents nearly six hundred poems, scores of them in new and sometimes multiple translations, and many accompanied by the Spanish original. In his introduction, Ilan Stavans situates Neruda in his native milieu as well as in a contemporary English-language one, and a group of new translations by leading poets testifies to Neruda's enduring, vibrant legacy among English-speaking writers and readers today.
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Rating:  - A must for any Pable Neruda fan
Years ago I saw the movie Il Postino (The Postman)and came to know who Pablo Neruda was. I bought the soundtrack and discovered the poems being read by actors. Finally I discovered this book and am glad I purchased it. It is a joy to discover new poems each time I open the book.
Rating:  - A missed opportunity. Una lastima.
I was very excited for this book, hoping to fill in gaps of my Neruda collection. but after reading it I was frustrated and disappointed, not only in the quality of many of the translations and the lack of the Spanish there next to the English, but I feel the editor left out many important poems while putting in a lot of Neruda's weaker work. It was clunky. I found a review in the New York Book Review on the web by the poet Charles Simic which explains my thoughts perfectly:
"As one ... Read More
Rating: - A 'must' for any college-level collection
Poetry Of Pablo Neruda isn't just another slim coverage of poet Neruda's works: it's a definitive, comprehensive collection which makes available in a single volume of English nearly six hundred of his works, many in new translation, and many accompanied by the Spanish original. This sourcebook is an essential addition to any collection seeking a comprehensive gathering of Neruda's achievements under one cover: a 'must' for any college-level collection and many a public library holding.
Rating: - You will fall in love with the Chilean poet
I had never read Pablo Neruda's poetry before until my girlfriend gave me this book for my birthday. I loved it! The early romantic poems are amazing. I also loved the way the Chilean poet wrote about his own country and about poverty and repression in Latin America. The reader gets a sense of history through an artistic viewpoint. There are plenty of poems in this excellent collection and the translations are really good. I think the editor did a great job. I highly recommend it.
Rating: - Beautiful
I loved this book. I has my favorite poems by Pablo Neruda.
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Dewey Decimal Number: 861.62
EAN: 9780374529604
ISBN: 0374529604
Label: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1040
Publication Date: April 01, 2005
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Release Date: March 24, 2005
Sales Rank: 35526
Studio: Farrar, Straus and Giroux