{"product_id":"9780872864283","title":"The Essential Neruda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis bilingual collection of Neruda's most essential poems is indispensable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected by a team of poets and prominent Neruda scholars in both Chile and the U.S., this is a definitive selection that draws from the entire breadth and width of Neruda's various styles and themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn impressive group of translators that includes Alistair Reid, Stephen Mitchell, Robert Hass, Stephen Kessler and Jack Hirschman, have come together to revisit or completely retranslate the poems; and a handful of previously untranslated works are included as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis selection sets the standard for a general, high-quality introduction to Neruda's complete oeuvre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...\u003cem\u003eThe Essential Neruda\u003c\/em\u003e will prove to be, for most readers, the best introduction to Neruda available in English. In fact, I can think of few other books that have given me so much delight so easily. \"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Austin Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book is a must-have for any reader interested in a definitive sampling of the most essential poems by one whom many consider one of the best poets of the 20th century.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eMike Nobles,\u003cem\u003eTulsa World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A splendid way to begin a love affair with our Pablo or, having already succumbed to his infinite charms, revisit him passionately again and again and yet again.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eAriel Dorfman, author of \u003cem\u003eDeath and the Maiden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The editors and translators know how to extract gold from a lifetime of prolific writing. If you want a handy Neruda companion and don't know where to begin, this is it.\"--\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bloomsbury Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Neruda, Pablo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Poetry)","offer_id":47074227224800,"sku":"","price":10.2,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_f6fd17c1-b780-45ac-aeef-fb301c74b0d1.jpg?v=1740692553","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9780872864283","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}