About the Author

Pablo Neruda (1904-73) was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1971. His books include Residence on Earth, Canto General, Extravagaria, and Isla Negra. Ilan Stavans is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College.

Reviews

"There is something about Neruda--about the way he glorifies experience, about the spontaneity and directness of his passion--that sets him apart from other poets . . . He is among the small group of last century's great poets." --Mark Strand, The New Yorker on The Poetry of Pablo Neruda "The most comprehensive single volume in English of a marvelous, inexhaustible and humane Latin-American poet, one of the 20th century's radiant lights." --Edward Hirsch, The Washington Post Book World, on The Poetry of Pablo Neruda