Five Decades: Poems 1925-1970
E**D
he's one of my fiancee's favorite poets. I bought it as an extra birthday ...
I received this book promptly not long after ordering it. I'm very familiar with Pablo Neruda's works, he's one of my fiancee's favorite poets. I bought it as an extra birthday gift for her, she hasn't stopped reading it yet! I would definitely recommend this book to connoisseurs of fine poetry, and fans of Neruda.
F**S
Gran libro
Cumplió mis expectetivas. Era lo que esperaba y más aún. Recomenando 100% a los que les gusta la poesía en castellano.
M**A
Five Stars
I received this book in great condition. I love Pablo Neruda and do suggest this book.
C**S
Five Stars
Great book, some many poems to read.
E**M
Laughably bad translations
I'm pretty sure my experience with this book was doomed to be bad from the start; the first copy I received was used and coated in a sticky substance despite having paid for a new copy. I couldn't even open it. The replacement copy that Amazon sent me is unused.However, the translations of Neruda's poetry are so poor that I really wish I hadn't been sent a replacement. If you can understand Spanish well, it's a fine collection, but the translations are actually laughably bad at points. So bad that I feel that the meaning, emotion, weight, tone, etc. of Neruda's poems are completely lost. Even amateur translations easily found free online are superior.
R**S
Five Stars
Perhaps the very best of all Spanish language poets, and in English too, in translation.
L**E
Neruda is the best!
Neruda is the best!
A**R
Low quality paperback
Low contrast print on low quality paper. An amazing poet deserves a decent quality paperback that's easy to read, not this.
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