Stones of the Sky (A Kagean Book) - Softcover

Neruda, Pablo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1556591705 ISBN 13: 9781556591709

Publisher: Copper Canyon Press, 2002

Synopsis

This suite of thirty poems is Neruda's last love song to the Earth. When he wrote these poems he was dying of cancer, and as the title suggests he addresses not ordinary stones, but cosmic ones: stones that reconcile immobile permanence and the clarity of spiritual flight. When the poet meets his crystallized self, the encounter "takes on an eerie brilliance"--The Village Voice. Bilingual with introduction.

"An excellent bilingual editon."--Choice

About this title

About the Author:

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973) held diplomatic posts in Asian and European countries. After joining the Communist Party, Neruda was elected to the Chilean Senate but was forced to live in exile in Mexico for several years. Eventually he established a permanent home on Isla Negra. In 1970 he was appointed as Chile's ambassador to France; in 1971 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Synopsis:

Contains thirty "love songs to the earth," poems dealing with crystals, precious and semiprecious stones, and common rock formations.

About this edition

• Publisher: Copper Canyon Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1556591705
• ISBN 13: 9781556591709
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 96