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Neruda: the Poet's Calling
[Hardback - 2018]
mark eisner
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Publisher: Ecco Usa | ISBN: 9780062694201 | Pages: 640
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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.

About the Author

RESISTENCIA: Poems of Protestand Revolution, which I co-edited, is now out from Tin House!“To read these poems is to be reminded again and again of our true allegiance to each other.” ―from the introduction by Julia Alvarez"Resistencia is alive with bravery, feminism, strength, agency, protest, power and hope."― Ms. Magazine"A stunning collection of revelations and witness...Indispensable."--Luis Alberto Urrea"Resistencia is as uplifting as choral music and as devastating as the news."― San Francisco Chronicle____________And myNERUDA: The Biography of a Poetis now in paperback.A Finalist for the 2019 PEN/Bograd Weld Prize for Biography(hardcover edition titled "The Poet's Calling")"Reads like a beautifully written novel: attentive to scene, momentum, and rich with evocative details. Bravo!"—Cristina García, Dreaming in Cuban“Empathetic but unflinching when occasion calls for criticism, Eisner weaves his subject’s stanzas that resonate with the poet’s personal stories. A definitive biography and instant classic.”—Library Journal"Efficient 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.—Publisher's Weekly__________Very excited to Just announced! Yale University Press will publish my current project:ART AS A WEAPON: Tina Modotti and the Mexican Cultural RenaissanceComing to bookstores in 2025!For more please visitmy web site.Thanks.Paz, pan, flores y amor,Mark

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