PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Not since Whitman has a poet of genius embraced a whole continent, as Neruda has his, or spoken so directly to the nonpoets among his readers. --Selden Rodman Ambitious . . . Meticulously edited . . . Stavans deserves high praise for the volume he has assembled. --John Freeman, San Francisco Chronicle The Poetry of Pablo Neruda advertises itself as 'the most comprehensive single volume available in English'--and it certainly is. --Charles Simic, The New York Review of Books The greatest poet of the twentieth century--in any language. --Gabriel Garcia Marquez [This book provides] an opportunity to reflect on the poet's achievement and his canonical position. --Christopher Winks, The Harvard Review If, as Stavans believes, 30 years after his death the time is right for a reappraisal of Neruda, then this volume is just what's needed to jump-start the process. Highly recommended. -- Library Journal Critic Ilan Stavans has created the first comprehensive English-language survey of Neruda's legendary oeuvre, judiciously selecting and expertly discussing 600 poems to create a genuinely invaluable and deeply pleasurable volume. -- Booklist
