Twenty Love Poems: And a Song of Despair Hardcover - 1993
by Pablo Neruda; W. S. Merwin (Translator); Jan Thompson Dicks (Illustrator)
A perennial bestseller since it was published in Chile nearly 70 years ago, this collection is now offered for the first time in a beautiful gift edition. This superb translation and richly colored illustrations bring the poems of this classic volume vividly to life. Full color.
From the jacket flap
Called "the most prolific, influential and inventive poet of the Spanish language" (New York Times Book Review, 1969), Pablo Neruda wrote poems of unequaled grace, wit, and earthiness. In this, the most respected translation of his passionate book of love poems, Neruda's work shines. W. S. Merwin, noted translator and poet, has captured the heart of Neruda's odes to love and desire. The sensuality of these poems is vividly brought to life by the lush illustrations of Jan Thompson Dicks. A Foreword by Stephen Dobyns, also a poet, adds a new dimension to this edition by offering a warm personal account of Neruda.
Born Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto in 1904 in southern Chile, the poet took on the name of a nineteenth-century Czech writer, Jan Neruda, both out of admiration and modesty. This book, originally published as Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperado in Chile in 1924, appeared when Neruda was just 19. He later said about the subject. "love poems sprouted out from me everywhere".
This handsome new edition of a timeless classic will be a delight to poets and lovers alike.Details
- Title Twenty Love Poems: And a Song of Despair
- Author Pablo Neruda; W. S. Merwin (Translator); Jan Thompson Dicks (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition LATER PRINTING
- Pages 79
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Chronicle Books (CA), San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- Date 1993-10
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780811803205 / 0811803201
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 7.64 x 5.69 x 0.57 in (19.41 x 14.45 x 1.45 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Caribbean
- Cultural Region: Latin America
- Ethnic Orientation: Hispanic
- Holiday: Valentine's Day
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92045269
- Dewey Decimal Code 861
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 11/08/1993, Page 0
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