Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #601157 in Books
• Published on: 2005-12-16
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Gabriel Garcia Marquez
"The greatest poet of the twentieth century -
in any language."

'Financial Times'
"Creator of some of the century's most memorable and beautiful poetry."

'New York Times'
"Pablo Neruda moves fast, and Reid follows alertly, ingeniously; his
translations... are superb."

Customer Reviews

Excellent collection of candid poems of emotion.
Neruda delivers an uninhibited glimse at human emotions and panges of life in this collection of poems. Neruda jars the soul by explaining in simple verse, how tragic life can be. The reflections and odes collected in this work are a superb display of the skill Neruda has. Residence on Earth is a compilation of poetry from a mature poet who willfully takes risks, and carries through with beautiful prose. Nerudas candid emotional stylizations convince one of the feeling of being consumed by the poetry itself. Neruda is boundless in structure. The easy style allow for the reader to atempt to understand the abundant imagery and symbolism contained traditionally within Nerudas works. One must read this compilation, as one would consume a fine port wine, or richly decadent chocolate-with trepidation. Time to reflect and savor the splendor of this poet is most definately required.