Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

About This Novel

"Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair" is one of Neruda's most famous collections of poems. The poet was not yet 20 years old when this work was published in 1924, but since then Neruda's name has become world-famous along with lines such as "Love is so short, but forgetting is so long" and "I want to do to you what spring does to the cherry tree" in the collection of poems. Throughout the work, the poet narrates his memories of love in sad monologues, and describes his experience of contact with women and nature with almost sensual passion. His desire, passion, loneliness and alienation are revealed between the lines, creating an atmosphere of love where beauty and sadness blend.

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