Love Poems (New Directions Paperbook)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (871 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0811217299 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Sensual, earthy love poems that formed the basis for the popular movie Il Postino, now in a beautiful gift book perfect for weddings, Valentine's Day, anniversaries, or just to say "I love you!" Charged with sensuality and passion, Pablo Neruda's love poems are the most celebrated of the Nobel Prize winner's oeuvre, captivating readers with earthbound images and reveling in a fiery re-imagining of the world. Mostly written on the island paradise of Capri (the idyllic setting of the Oscar-winning movie Il Postino), Love Poems embraces the seascapes surrounding the poet and his love Matilde Urrutia, their waves and shores saturated with a new, yearning eroticism.And when you appear all the rivers sound in my body, bells shake the sky, and a hymn fills the world. © 1973 by Neruda & Walsh
One of the greatest major poets of the twentieth century. (The New York Times Book Review) "It is difficult to find an analogue for the sustained passion and gentleness communicated in this absolutely stunning apotheosis of the poetry of sexual love.Matilde Urrutia deserves to enter history in the company of Petrarch s Laura and Dante s Beatrice.(Library Journal) "
Anna D* said Beautiful poetry.. Saw it in a book store and feel in love with it but didn't like the price too much so waited to order on Amazon.Beautiful poetry especially if you are a fan of Pablo Neruda like me.Because of its small size and light weight it's easy to carry around. You can just randomly open any page and enjoy. Makes a lovely gift for a poetry lovers.. "Very nice collection for casual readers" according to Amazon Customer. Bought as a Christmas gift, went over very well! As indicated, this is a fairly small paperback edition. Arrived with a small sharpie mark, but this seller does note that these copies may have marks from previous retailers. Also, as other reviewers have said, this is not an original collection of Neruda's, but a selection of his poems from a variety of books. If you'd prefer to read these poems in their original context, this may not be for you. However, this is a wonderful little. My Valentine couldn't be more pleased I bought this amazing book for my girlfriend for Valentine's. She absolutely loved it, and has told me more than once that I couldn't have picked a better gift for V-day :) We are both pretty romantic and love going the extra mile for each other, and this book, although it's just about $10, has some of the most classic love poems. And well, what do I say about Pablo Neruda. We both love his work, and this short collection of his love poems made us both very happy.The book was ship
. Pablo Neruda was born in 1904 in the town of Parral in Chile. Two years later he died of leukemia in Santiago, Chile. In 1971, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. He received numerous prestigious awards for his work, including the International Peace Prize in 1950, the Lenin Peace Prize and the Stalin Peace Prize in 1953