A
Finalist for
the
PEN/Bograd
Weld
Prize
for
Biography
The
most
definitive
biography
to
date
of
the
poet
Pablo
Neruda,
a
moving
portrait
of
one
of
the
most
intriguing
and
influential
figures
in
Latin
American
history
Few
poets
have
captured
the
global
imagination
like
Pablo
Neruda.
In
his
native
Chile,
across
Latin
America,
and
in
many
other
parts
of
the
world,
his
name
and
legacy
have
become
almost
synonymous
with
liberation
movements,
and
with
the
language
of
erotic
love.
Neruda:
The
Poet’s
Calling
is
the
product
of
fifteen
years
of
research
by
Mark
Eisner,
writer,
translator,
and
documentary
filmmaker.
The
book
vividly
depicts
Neruda’s
monumental
life,
potent
verse,
and
ardent
belief
in
the
“poet’s
obligation”
to
use
poetry
for
social
good.
It
braids
together
three
major
strands
of
Neruda’s
life—his
world-revered
poetry;
his
political
engagement;
and
his
tumultuous,
even
controversial,
personal
life—forming
a
single
cohesive
narrative
of
intimacy
and
breadth.
The
fascinating
events
of
Neruda’s
life
are
interspersed
with
Eisner’s
thoughtful
examinations
of
the
poems,
both
as
works
of
art
in
their
own
right
and
as
mirrors
of
Neruda’s
life
and
times.
The
result
is
a
book
that
animates
Neruda’s
riveting
story
in
a
new
way—one
that
offers
a
compelling
narrative
version
of
Neruda’s
life
and
work,
undergirded
by
exhaustive
research,
yet
designed
to
bring
this
colossal
literary
figure
to
a
broader
audience.
Textul de pe ultima coperta
Few
poets
have
captured
the
global
imagination
like
Pablo
Neruda.
In
his
native
Chile,
across
Latin
America,
and
in
many
other
parts
of
the
world,
his
name
and
legacy
have
become
almost
synonymous
with
liberation
movements,
and
with
the
language
of
erotic
love.
Neruda:
The
Biography
of
a
Poet
is
the
product
of
fifteen
years
of
research
by
Mark
Eisner,
writer,
translator,
and
documentary
filmmaker.
The
book
vividly
depicts
Neruda’s
monumental
life,
potent
verse,
and
ardent
belief
in
the
“poet’s
obligation”
to
use
poetry
for
social
good.
It
braids
together
three
major
strands
of
Neruda’s
life—his
world-revered
poetry;
his
political
engagement;
and
his
tumultuous,
even
controversial,
personal
life—forming
a
single
cohesive
narrative
of
intimacy
and
breadth.
Recenzii
“Perceptive
readings
of
Neruda’s
poems
are
contextualized
by
an
absorbing
historical,
cultural,
and
political
n/a
comprehensive
result
examines
Neruda’s
beloved
poetry,
political
commitment,
and
roiling
personal
history
to
show
how
his
art
reflected
his
life
and
also
stood
on
its
n/a
and
moving...
Eisner
doesn’t
let
the
enchantment
of
the
verse
soften
his
disapproval
of
the
poet’s
serial
adultery
or
mistreatment
of
women,
and
questions
Neruda’s
self-appointed
“people’s
poet”
status.
Nevertheless,
the
thematic
arc
of
Neruda’s
poetic
vocation
is
invitingly
presented.
Meanwhile
[Eisner’s]
descriptions
are
poetry
themselves...”“...brings
alive
Latin
America’s
greatest
poet...Empathetic
but
unflinching
when
occasion
calls
for
criticism,
Eisner
weaves
his
subject’s
stanzas
that
resonate
with
the
poet’s
personal
stories.
A
real
treat
is
the
who’s
who
of
intellectual
luminaries
who
make
cameos
throughout...A
definitive
biography
and
instant
n/a
succeeds
in
sharing
the
story
of
the
‘People’s
Poet’
and
his
life’s
many
callings
in
this
new
standard-bearer
among
Neruda
biographies.”
