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The Sea and the Bells

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The sound of ships' bells, sea waves, and migratory birds fuel Neruda's longing to retreat from life's noisy busyness. Stripped to essentials, these poems are some of the last Neruda ever wrote, as he pulled "one dream out of another." Includes the final lovesong to his wife, written in the past tense: "It was beautiful to live / When you lived!" Bilingual with introduction.

"Deeply personal, expansive, and universal... majestic and understated beauty."—Publishers Weekly

Language: English

Pages: 124

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

Release: January 01, 2002

ISBN: 1556591624

ISBN 13: 9781556591624

The Sea and the Bells

4.3/5 ( ratings)

The sound of ships' bells, sea waves, and migratory birds fuel Neruda's longing to retreat from life's noisy busyness. Stripped to essentials, these poems are some of the last Neruda ever wrote, as he pulled "one dream out of another." Includes the final lovesong to his wife, written in the past tense: "It was beautiful to live / When you lived!" Bilingual with introduction.

"Deeply personal, expansive, and universal... majestic and understated beauty."—Publishers Weekly

Language: English

Pages: 124

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Copper Canyon Press

Release: January 01, 2002

ISBN: 1556591624

ISBN 13: 9781556591624

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