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Traces the life and career, including the political activities, of the famous Chilean poet. ... Read more

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Machu Picchu, one of those talismanic places that everyone dreams of visiting, is celebrated here in the visually stunning photography of Barry Brukoff that evokes the mystery and spiritual atmosphere of this sacred lost city. Interwoven with the images is Pablo Neruda's epic poem "Heights of Machu Picchu" that has been described as "one of Neruda's greatest poetic works." The book is a bilingual edition: a sparkling new English translation of Neruda's poem by noted translator Stephen Kessler runs side by side with the original Spanish. ... Read more

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Buyer Beware: Only buy it at the Used Prices
From the reviews and the illustration, one expects the book format to be spectacular. However as priced new at $140 - $180 dollars, the type media is not supported by it's new price. Enjoy all of the comments above at a $45 - $65 range new, anything paid above that range will result in severe disappointment when the end product is received.

Excellent Product and service
Wish he had another copy. The book was in excellent condition and service was Prompt

A work of art
This book about Machu Picchu in Peru is not a guide for tourists. It is a work of art drawn from the talents of two men who visited Machu Picchu many years apart. Specifically, it is an integrated collection of exceptional photographs of the site by Barry Brukoff combined with the eloquent poetry of Pablo Neruda, the Nobel Prize winning poet from Peru, based on his visit to Machu Picchu 50 years before that of the photographer. For readers who do not know Spanish, the language of the original poetry, there is an excellent accompanying translation into English. That is also true of a beautiful introduction by Isabel Allende, the famous Peruvian author. If you have never visited this site, the book will still be very interesting. If you have, the book will take you back to the deepest feelings and impressions you had when you did so.

Machu Picchu
Purchased this book after just getting back from our first trip to Peru and Machu Picchu. Wonderful photographs. Pablo Neruda's poem, "Heights of Machu Picchu", helped to bring even more meaning to our Machu Picchu's memories. This text is a wonderful way to enhance your experience of actually being at Machu Picchu. It also makes a great coffee table item.

splendid photography
Barry Brukoff has done a truly fine job of capturing the essence of Machu Picchu. I've told many that you cannot convey the feeling of this place in photos, but Brukoff proves that you can.His photos made me feel as though I was back there, discovering the majesty of the site and indulging in a leisurely and personal exploration of the details that delighted me during my visit, details that those on quick tourist jaunts usually miss.Visually, this book is five stars.Neruda's poetry, however, missed the mark for me. An earlier reviewer picked out the best of it and included those lines in his review (see below).I only wish it all worked that well.Personally, I would have preferred excerpts from Neruda's work and excerpts from the writings of Hiram Bingham (Bingham was the man who discovered the site in 1911). ... Read more

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reading poetry
Neruda's poems are wishes.This particular work, "Still Another Day" is the last of his writings.It gives us the courage to live in finding words to express one's will to live.Neruda's mastery of the beauty of language is impressive in its English translation and, for certain, it is extraordinary in his native Spanish. ... Read more

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A collection of Neruda's best poetry read by the author in Spanish on one cassette. ... Read more

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Neruda - Pilar de la poesía latinoamericana
Leer a Neruda es inevitable para tener entendimiento de la poesía latinoamericana del siglo XX. Desde sus tempranos y románticos poemas hasta sus odas a las cosas cotidianas, pasando por sus poemas de contenidopolítico y revolucionario, Neruda cambió para siempre la forma en la que seescriben poemas en español.

La voz del Poeta
"...Se lo llevaron todo y nos dejaron todo...Nos dejaron las palabras" , escuchar a Neruda es sentirse atrapado por el poeta en pleno canto,sentir al hombre que ama las palabras,y tener el privilegio derevivirnos con cada frase. ... Read more

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el primer libro de neruda
este libro lleno de vigor y juventud es maravilloso, para leerse y releerse una y otra vez hasta que el sentimiento nos cale hasta los huesos, hasta que ya no seamos nosotros y por un momento seamos el poeta, enredadoen los versos de juventud y mirando la vida como si ya la hubiesemosvivido.... LUIS MENDEZ ... Read more

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Anthology of Odes
Translating poetry is one of the hardest things I've ever seen done but my Fiction teacher Dr. Jacketti does a fantastic job at translating whatever she comes across.When we read the odes together in class Dr. Jacketti's translations helped me through the odes so much more and it was so much easier to understand.When i read alone in my room it was harder to understand but the translations helped a lot.It's great to have Dr. Jacketti as a professor in my college fiction class.

A joy of odes
Translating poetry is the most altruistic work on earth. And it is mostly done by poets, whose egos are not very small. It demands a complete devotion from the translator/poet to the text of the poet translated. If the translator succeeds then no one will pay much attention to his work, if it fails then all the criticism will go to the translator and not to the poet.
And this book is not an easy task, Neruda is venerated by many as the best poet of the twentieth century. In Spanish speaking countries he is considered a hero, and is better known than even Whitman in the U.S.
Maria Jacketti has a very special approach to these odes, she makes the English language dance to the poems, rather than try and translate literally word by word the verses of Neruda. While, theoretically, I think that this is a problematic approach (I say this as a translator myself who mostly strives to translate the exact word) she succeeds in creating vivid English versions of the poems, rather than academic translations of them.
The odes are written to the simple things in life, and celebrate the tomato as well as the soup; the table and the moon stand as equally important parts of our existence. Besides the love poems, the odes are the best part of Neruda gigantic poetic work.
This book is a good start for anyone wishing to read Neruda for the first time, but I think that those who will get the most of it are those who speak Spanish too (at least at the basic level). Anyone dealing with the translation of poetry will also learn a lot from Jacketti's approach, even if they have read the text in Spanish or have read other translations.

BTW, a out of print book of translations made by Maria Jacketti sells these days for 100$ and more at auctions, so it may be a good investment too, if you are looking for alternatives to the Nasdaq J

Full of Typos!
This collection of poetry by Pablo Neruda is excellent. However, due to the many typos in both English and Spanish, I will give this 4 stars. Typosusually annoy me greatly, but this is such a good collection that I justmark corrections in my book and keep going. It would have been much betterif the content had been proofread more carefully, however. Perhaps itwasn't proofread at all... ... Read more

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Pablo Neruda es ya uno de los gigantes de la poesia contemporanea. Desde su natal Temuco, proyecto al mundo un lenguaje torrencial, se hizo carne de lucha con su pueblo y logro que su canto a las entranas de America se tornara un planetario alegato a la dignidad del hombre, a lo insondable del amor, a la profunda sencillez de lo cotidiano. Se implico en la politica de Chile y de todo el continente, sintio como suyas las heridas de la Guerra Civil Espanola, abrazo el comunismo y afronto las consecuencias de su entrega. Pero sobre todo, Desde sus Veinte poemas de amorhasta su Canto General, dejo una obra vasta, coherente, que en lo formal honra la lengua castellana, y en lo tematico derriba fronteras y se hace universal. ... Read more

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