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Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada

Pages
67
Published
1969
Language
English

Synopsis

This collection of poems, first published in 1924, catapulted Pablo Neruda to fame. It explores the intense emotions of young love, blending sensuality with a sense of loss. The poems are known for their striking metaphors and their connection to the natural world.

About the author

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Pablo Neruda

Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (/nəˈruːdə/; Spanish: [ˈpaβlo neˈɾuða]), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old, and wrote in a variety of styles, including surrealist poems, historical epics, overtly political manifestos, a prose autobiography, and passionate love poems such as the ones...

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