{"product_id":"i-explain-a-few-things-selected-poems-9780374260798","title":"I Explain a Few Things: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Laughter is the language of the soul,\" Pablo Neruda said. Among the most lasting voices of the most tumultuous (in his own words, \"the saddest\") century, a witness and a chronicler of its most decisive events, he is the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, the emblem of the engaged poet, an artist whose heart, always with the people, is literally consumed by passion. His work, oscillating from epic meditations on politics and history to intimate reflections on animals, food, and everyday objects, is filled with humor and affection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis bilingual selection of more than fifty of Neruda's best poems, edited and with an introduction by the distinguished Latin American scholar Ilan Stavans and brilliantly translated by an array of well-known poets, also includes some poems previously unavailable in English. \u003ci\u003eI Explain a Few Things \u003c\/i\u003edistills the poet's brilliance to its most essential and illuminates Neruda's commitment to using the pen as a calibrator for his age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374260798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.58w x 1.07d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/30\/2007 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pablo Neruda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769661984949,"sku":"9780374260798","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_79df0200-78b2-4918-bcbc-56fc8e18d0cb.jpg?v=1678834271","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/i-explain-a-few-things-selected-poems-9780374260798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}