Pablo Neruda: A Passion for Life - Hardcover

Feinstein, Adam

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1582344108 ISBN 13: 9781582344102

Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, 2004

Synopsis

The first comprehensive English-language biography of the Nobel Prize-winning Chilean author and poet traces his odyssey from a poverty-stricken youth, through his participation in the Spanish Civil War and exile form his own country, through his dedication to Communism and turbulent personal life, to his remarkable literary endeavors. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

This is a magnificent biography (Harold Pinter)

‘Feinstein's biography is fuelled by an infectious enthusiasm for the poems: this is its greatest strength ... it is crammed with adventure stories, narrow scrapes, passionate encounters' (Andrew Motion, Guardian)

‘A magnificently researched work ... compelling ... Feinstein brilliantly elucidates the main driving forces behind Neruda's life and work' (Independent)

‘Feinstein has written an excellent book on Neruda's life, personality, poetry and politics. He uses an immense range of written sources, as well as interviews with those who knew Neruda' (Irish Independent)

‘Feinstein's impressive life, the first such major undertaking in English, is meticulously researched and features a great deal of newly translated material' (Sunday Tribune)

Book Description:

First authoritative biography of the most enduring poet of the twentieth century

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1582344108
• ISBN 13: 9781582344102
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 497