Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Pablo Neruda, W S Merwin, Leo Boix

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English

Vintage
01 July 2004

Poetry; Poetry by individual poets

One of the most celebrated and admired books of love poetry published in the last hundred years, by the Chilean Nobel Prize winner, Pablo Neruda.

The Chilean Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) was probably the greatest and certainly the most prolific of twentieth-century Latin American poets. He brought out his first collection at the age of seventeen, and quickly developed an assured and distinctive poetic voice. His third book, Veinte Poemas de Amor y una Cancion Desesperada - Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair- was published in 1924 and attracted international acclaim. It remains one of the most celebrated and admired books of erotic poetry published in the last hundred years, with over a million copies sold worldwide. Neruda was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1971.

By: Pablo Neruda
Introduction by: Leo Boix
Translated by: W S Merwin
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 215mm, Width: 135mm, Spine: 5mm
Weight: 82g
ISBN: 9780224074414
ISBN 10: 0224074415
Pages: 72
Publication Date: 01 July 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

One of the greatest love poets of all time * Observer * His love poems have fuelled romances around the world * Independent * The poems today remain as urgently gorgeous as freshly picked flowers * Daily Telegraph * The greatest poet of the 20th century -- Gabriel Garcia Marquez He was that rare thing - a public poet, and a great one, held in deep affection by every layer of Chilean society. For the skill that earned him such esteem was his ability to find beauty in ordinary things * Guardian *