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Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon: Selected Poems of Pablo Neruda

Pablo Neruda

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Mitchell, widely known for his original and definitive translations of spiritual writings and poetry, has taken the work of Neruda (1904-1973), whose poems are passionate, humorous and exceptionally accessible, and brought them to life for a whole new generation of readers. Mitchell has selected nearly 50 poems for this collection, which focuses on Neruda's mature period, beginning with Elemental Odes, published when he was 50 years old, and ending with "Full Powers, " published when he was 58. The volume is bilingual, with Neruda's original Spanish text facing Mitchell's English translation.

Excerpt from "Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon":

Full woman, fleshly apple, hot moon,

thick smell of seaweed, crushed mud and light,

what obscure brilliance opens between your columns?

What ancient night does a man touch with his senses?

Loving is a journey with water and with stars,

with smothered air and abrupt storms of flour:

Loving is a clash of lightning-bolts

and two bodies defeated by a single drop of honey.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Harper Perennial
  • Publish Date: Jun 30th, 2009
  • Pages: 304
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.24in - 5.53in - 0.82in - 0.60lb
  • EAN: 9780061733574
  • Categories: • European - General• Caribbean & Latin American• Subjects & Themes - Love & Erotica

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About the Author

Mitchell, Stephen: -

Stephen Mitchell's many books include the bestselling Tao Te Ching, Gilgamesh, and The Second Book of the Tao, as well as The Selected Poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, The Gospel According to Jesus, Bhagavad Gita, The Book of Job, and Meetings with the Archangel.

Neruda, Pablo: -

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), one of the most beloved poets of the twentieth century, was born in Parral, Chile. ?He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.

Pablo Neruda (1904-1973), uno de los poetas más renombrados del siglo veinte, nació en Parral, Chile. En 1950 compartió el Premio Internacional de la Paz con Paul Robeson y Pablo Picasso, y en 1971 fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura.

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Praise for this book

"Stephen Mitchell's translation gives us a glimpse inside Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's life--a life that sees the profound in the ordinary. . . . In these ordinary moments, we find ourselves pondering the profound." -- Christian Science Monitor

"The Nobel laureate's work is refreshingly accessible and unpretentious. He celebrates the joy and wonder of the ordinary and conveys it with confident, playful language. . . . [Mitchell's] love for this material is clear." -- Seattle Times