Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda (English) Paperback Book

Description: Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair by Pablo Neruda, W.S. Merwin, Leo Boix Nerudas frank, sexual and romantic masterwork.This is one of the greatest collections of love poetry ever published. Inspired by Pablo Nerudas youthful relationships and injected with an expressive eroticism, these poems are as accomplished as they are evocative and sensual. First published in 1924 to international acclaim when Neruda was just nineteen, this book is still adored the world over for being one of the most memorable, intense and romantic works of poetry ever written.It is a work of poetry to be cherished by lovers old and new. The perfect Valentines Day present.INTRODUCED BY LEO BOIXThe poems today remain as urgently gorgeous as freshly picked flowers Carol Ann DuffyThe Vintage Classics Love Poems series brings together some of the most sensual, heart-breaking and romantic poetry ever written. Working in collaboration with Vintage Creative Director Suzanne Dean this edition has been created by Spanish illustrator Jesos Cisneros. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Pablo Neruda (Author)Born Neftal-Ricardo Reyes Basoalto in southern Chile in 1904, Pablo Neruda led a life charged with poetic and political activity. His first book, Crepusculario (Twilight) was published in 1923. The following year, he published Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada (Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair), which turned him into a celebrity.In 1927 he began his long career as a diplomat, serving as Chilean consul in numerous places including Burma, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Mexico and France. He was elected to the Chilean Senate in 1943 but later expelled for being a Communist. In 1952 the government withdrew the order to arrest leftist writers and political figures, and Neruda returned to Chile. For the next twenty-one years, he continued a career that integrated private and public concerns and became known as the peoples poet.During this time, Neruda received numerous prestigious awards, including the International Peace Prize in 1950, the Lenin Peace Prize and the Stalin Peace Prize in 1953, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. He died of leukaemia in Santiago, Chile in 1973.Leo Boix (Introducer)Leo Boix is a Latinx bilingual poet, translator and educator born in Argentina who lives in the UK. He is a recent fellow of The Complete Works, a national mentoring programme aimed at poets from minority backgrounds, which included poets such as Kayo Chingonyi, Sarah Howe and Warsan Shire, among others. His poems have been included in many anthologies, such as Ten- Poets of the New Generation (Bloodaxe), The Best New British and Irish Poets Anthology 2019-2021 (Eyewear Publishing) and Un Nuevo Sol- British Latinx Writers (flipped eye), and have appeared in POETRY, PN Review, The Poetry Review and Modern Poetry in Translation. Boix is co-director of Invisible Presence, an Arts Council England national scheme to nurture new Latinx writers in the UK. He is a board member of Magma Poetry, co-editor of its Resistencia issue showcasing the best Latinx writing, and an advisory board member of the Poetry Translation Centre in London. He was the recipient of the Bart Wolffe Poetry Prize 2018 and the Keats-Shelley Prize 2019. Review His love poems have fuelled romances around the world * Independent *The greatest poet of the 20th century -- Gabriel García MárquezHe 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 * Review Quote His love poems have fuelled romances around the world Promotional "Headline" Nerudas frank, sexual and romantic masterwork. Details ISBN1784878200 Author Leo Boix Pages 80 Publisher Vintage Publishing Series Vintage Classics Love Poems Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 1784878200 ISBN-13 9781784878207 Publication Date 2023-01-19 UK Release Date 2023-01-19 Format Paperback Imprint Vintage Classics Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Spanish AU Release Date 2023-01-19 NZ Release Date 2023-01-19 Translator W.S. Merwin DEWEY 861 Audience General Alternative 9781448162161 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:142194603;

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