Description
The classic memoir of the Nobel Prize-winning poet, now expanded with newly discovered material.
About the Author
Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), one of the most renowned poets of the twentieth century, was born in Parral, Chile. He shared the World Peace Prize with Paul Robeson and Pablo Picasso in 1950, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. His books include Residence on Earth, Canto General, Extravagaria, and Isla Negra. Hardie St. Martin translated work by Vincente Aleixandre, Roque Dalton, Enrique Lihn, Nicanor Parra, and Luisa Valenzuela, among others. His anthology of Spanish poetry, Roots and Wings, (Harper & Row) is still considered a literary landmark. Hardie died September 3, 2007. Adrian Nathan West is the author of The Aesthetics of Degradation. He is a contributor to the Times Literary Supplement and the Literary Review; his essays, short fiction and translations have also appeared in the New York Review of Books, McSweeney's, the London Review of Books and other publications.
Book Information
ISBN 9780374538125
Author Pablo Neruda
Format Paperback
Page Count 496
Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc
Weight(grams) 434g
Dimensions(mm) 209mm * 138mm * 38mm