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Piciorul ți-l ating în umbră și alte poeme inedite

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”Piciorul ți-l ating în umbră” este o carte-eveniment, nu doar pentru fanii, oricum numeroși, ai lui Pablo Neruda, ci pentru toți amatorii de premiere literare și istorie vie. Volumul conține o colecție de texte inedite ale acestui important poet-cult, laureat al Premiului Nobel pentru Literatură (1971). Dragostea, munca, scrisul, exilul, viața de chilian, frumusețea sălbatică a țării în care s-a născut, femeia ca forță fundamentală a naturii, toate acestea sunt temele favorite ale lui Neruda în cele 21 de poeme scrise de-a lungul a peste 20 de ani, din anii '50 și până în 1973. Publicate în reviste obscure, uitate prin caiete sau scrise direct pe șervețele, meniuri de cafenea sau programe de vase de croazieră, aceste poeme - unele nefinisate, altele reconstituite - au forța brută, profunzimea de expresie și sonoritatea excepțională a tuturor poemelor lui Neruda, bucurându-se însă și de libertatea imperfecțiunii, a ciornei, a încercării.



Pablo Neruda, pe numele său adevărat Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto, s-a născut în 1904 la Parral, dar și-a petrecut copilăria în Temuco, un orășel feroviar de a cărui amintire se va simți întotdeauna legat. Pablo Neruda și-a descoperit de foarte tânăr aplecarea către literatură, primul său volum de versuri fiind publicat pe banii săi în 1923, când poetul avea 19 ani. În paralel cu scrisul, Neruda a fost extrem de implicat în viața socială a țării sale, începând de foarte devreme o carieră diplomatică – a fost consul al Chile în India, Singapore, Birmania, Spania, Franța –, continuată cu funcția de senator și candidatura la președinție din partea Partidului Comunist, în care s-a înscris în 1945.

80 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2018

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Pablo Neruda, born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto in 1904 in Parral, Chile, was a poet, diplomat, and politician, widely considered one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century. From an early age, he showed a deep passion for poetry, publishing his first works as a teenager. He adopted the pen name Pablo Neruda to avoid disapproval from his father, who discouraged his literary ambitions. His breakthrough came with Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada (Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, 1924), a collection of deeply emotional and sensual poetry that gained international recognition and remains one of his most celebrated works.
Neruda’s career took him beyond literature into diplomacy, a path that allowed him to travel extensively and engage with political movements around the world. Beginning in 1927, he served in various consular posts in Asia and later in Spain, where he witnessed the Spanish Civil War and became an outspoken advocate for the Republican cause. His experiences led him to embrace communism, a commitment that would shape much of his later poetry and political activism. His collection España en el corazón (Spain in Our Hearts, 1937) reflected his deep sorrow over the war and marked a shift toward politically engaged writing.
Returning to Chile, he was elected to the Senate in 1945 as a member of the Communist Party. However, his vocal opposition to the repressive policies of President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla led to his exile. During this period, he traveled through various countries, including Argentina, Mexico, and the Soviet Union, further cementing his status as a global literary and political figure. It was during these years that he wrote Canto General (1950), an epic work chronicling Latin American history and the struggles of its people.
Neruda’s return to Chile in 1952 marked a new phase in his life, balancing political activity with a prolific literary output. He remained a staunch supporter of socialist ideals and later developed a close relationship with Salvador Allende, who appointed him as Chile’s ambassador to France in 1970. The following year, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for the scope and impact of his poetry. His later years were marked by illness, and he died in 1973, just days after the military coup that overthrew Allende. His legacy endures, not only in his vast body of work but also in his influence on literature, political thought, and the cultural identity of Latin America.

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Profile Image for Iuliana Cazan.
78 reviews66 followers
December 22, 2020
o minune de volum ✨

"Tu și cu mine suntem pământul cu roadele sale.
Pâine, foc, sânge și vin -
iubirea pământească ce ne mistuie."

"Soarele e o pâine de aur"

"Iubirea mea, vinul nostru
nu se termină niciodată."

"(...) privește și pipăie
lucrurile,
mâinile
știu, au
o înțelepciune oarbă"

"(...)
inima e o frunză pe care
vântul o face să bată."
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Profile Image for Ioana Corina Sava.
222 reviews17 followers
March 17, 2025
I give this book only 4 stars for it is way too short and has only 4 illustrations. Neruda's ars poetica surprises the visitors of his world with the vivacity and the colorness în each line. One cannot call herself a poet until she reads Neruda.
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189 reviews23 followers
November 14, 2019
"Exquisite", ca de obicei. Asa potriveste Neruda cuvintele ca-ti asterne lumi intregi in fata ochilor si te face sa te indragostesti de tot si toate.
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