The Sea and the Bells

Author

Pablo Neruda

Original Work

The Sea and the Bells

Translator

William O'Daly

Language

English

Year

2001

Publisher

Copper Canyon Press

Country

United States

Pages

116

ISBN

9781556591624

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The sound of ships' bells, sea waves, and migratory birds fuel Neruda's longing to retreat from life's noisy busyness. Stripped to essentials, these poems are some of the last Neruda ever wrote, as he pulled "one dream out of another." Includes the final lovesong to his wife, written in the past tense: "It was beautiful to live / When you lived!" Bilingual with introduction. "Deeply personal, expansive, and universal... majestic and understated beauty."ÑPublishers Weekly— Google Books