The Essential Neruda by Pablo Neruda Degna Stone A plentitude of tones and

A plentitude of tones and forms and linguistic playfulness

though fluid and ironised

‘These are poems of exquisite beauty

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The Essential Neruda by Pablo Neruda Degna Stone A plentitude of tones andPablo Neruda (1904 73) was the greatest Latin American poet of the 20th century. A prolific, inspirational poet, he wrote many different kinds of poems covering a wide range of themes, notably love, death, grief and despair. His poetry celebrates the dramatic Chilean landscape and rages against the exploitation of his people, for whom he became a national hero. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 for 'a poetry that with the action of