Twenty Love Poems: And A Song Of Despair (Poetry Paperbacks) - Softcover

Neruda, Pablo

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9780224012065: Twenty Love Poems: And A Song Of Despair (Poetry Paperbacks)

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ISBN 10: 0224012061 ISBN 13: 9780224012065

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, 1976

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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.

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Review:

"One of the greatest love poets of all time" (Christopher Hitchins Observer)

"He has the mingled richness and discipline of a string quartet" (Adam Feinstein Guardian)

"The poems today remain as urgently gorgeous as freshly picked flowers" (Carol Ann Duffy Daily Telegraph)

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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.

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