Pablo Neruda, the 1971 Nobel laureate and now Chilean ambassador to France, is best known for his leftist poetry. But he...

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Pablo Neruda, the 1971 Nobel laureate and now Chilean ambassador to France, is best known for his leftist poetry. But he also writes of love -- the theme of this collection issued anonymously in 1963 and now in English for the first time. Walsh's translations (with the Spanish en face) are simple and direct, faithful to the Nerudean original.

Pub Date: Nov. 15, 1972

ISBN: 081121821X

Page Count: -

Publisher: New Directions

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Nov. 1, 1972

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