false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170248997m/44059.jpg 44059 1 A hypnotic journey of words and photographs&#151;Neruda's presence haunts and inspires. <P>Pablo Neruda is one of the most widely read poets in the world. A Nobel Prize winner and a man with legions of friends, he loved and wrote about everything is nature as well as objects of all descriptions. In this book, through Neruda's words, his friends' words, and magnificent photographs, we can to know his magical world, and ultimately the man himself. <P>Neruda's elegant and lyrical poetry, presented here bilingually with superb translations by Alastair Reid, reveals a man of great warmth and complex thought. A passionate acquirer, he collected ships in bottles, shells, postcards, ships' figureheards, sextants, clocks, stones, books, hats, and more. These objects served as extensions of his imagination, the vocabulary of his poems. <P>Luis Poirot's evocative photographs of Neruda, his possessions, and his surroundings provide a dramatic, yet intimate narrative alongside his poetry. Neruda's house in Isla Negra, facing the Pacific Ocean (he collected houses, too, and made them into original, often whimsical, objects in themselves) is where most of Poirot's photographs were taken. We are witness to the manner in which Neruda imbued this house, and all it contained, with his own vitality, style, and large imagination. <P>More than twenty of Neruda's friends, including Julio Cortëzar, Eduardo Galeano, Alastair Reid, Diego Muños, Roberto Matta, and his wife Matilde Urrutia, offer personal insights and humorous memories of this prolific poet. A striking portrait by Poirot accompanies each testimony. <P>An aura of Neruda prevails throughout this hypnotic journey of words and photographs. Even when the words are not his own, even when the camera is not focused on him, Neruda's presence haunts and inspires. 43432 20 7 2004 Pablo Neruda: Absence and Presence total:52|5:27|4:20|3:5|2:0|1:0| 52 230 64 10 4 0 false false Tue Oct 13 01:16:50 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 13 01:17:58 -0700 2009
I wish it included more of his poetry though! I love the letters written by all of his friends and the pictures provide an intimate glimpse into an incredibly life.]]> 3 1 false false Sat Jan 08 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Jul 09 23:36:30 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 23:37:32 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 16 09:28:06 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:28:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 20:09:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 20:11:50 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Sep 18 14:07:48 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 18 14:09:05 -0700 2008 again and again! 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Jun 29 14:49:59 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 14:51:55 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 23:40:55 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 18:56:01 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Dec 31 05:14:38 -0800 2007 Mon Dec 31 05:15:54 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Wed Apr 09 15:16:01 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 15:16:44 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 21:47:16 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 25 21:48:02 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Sun Nov 22 23:40:17 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 23:40:17 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 28 07:24:46 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 07:24:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Oct 25 17:07:51 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 17:07:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 09:38:50 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 09:38:50 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 11 16:29:16 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 16:29:16 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 14:37:20 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 14:37:20 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jul 06 21:59:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 21:59:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 05:04:40 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 05:04:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Mar 16 11:18:45 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:18:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Feb 23 21:30:54 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 21:30:54 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44059