I Explain a Few Things Selecte

Neruda, Pablo

ISBN 10: 0374260796 / ISBN 13: 9780374260798

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Explain a Few Things Selecte
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374260796
• ISBN 13: 9780374260798
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

"Laughter is the language of the soul," Pablo Neruda said. Among the most lasting voices of the most tumultuous (in his own words, "the saddest") century, a witness and a chronicler of its most decisive events, he is the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, the emblem of the engaged poet, an artist whose heart, always with the people, is literally consumed by passion. His work, oscillating from epic meditations on politics and history to intimate reflections on animals, food, and everyday objects, is filled with humor and affection.

This bilingual selection of more than fifty of Neruda's best poems, edited and with an introduction by the distinguished Latin American scholar Ilan Stavans and brilliantly translated by an array of well-known poets, also includes some poems previously unavailable in English. I Explain a Few Things distills the poet's brilliance to its most essential and illuminates Neruda's commitment to using the pen as a calibrator for his age.

About the Author

Pablo Neruda (1904-73), one of the renowned poets of the twentieth century, was born in Farral, Chile. He shared the World Peace Prize with Paul Robeson and Pablo Picasso in 1950, and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. His books include Residence on Earth, Canto General, Extravagaria, and Isla Negra.