{"product_id":"9781556594946","title":"Then Come Back: The Lost Neruda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured on NPR's \"All Things Considered.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A literary event of universal importance.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The earliest poem in the collection dates to 1956, and several are love poems, a form Neruda was famous for.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This new volume will be a labor of love for the publisher and a joy for readers everywhere.\"— \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This brief visit with Neruda ends all too soon, yet reminds one why his work still matters.\"— \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePablo Neruda's lost poems—recently discovered in his archive to the delight of readers and scholars—comprise this remarkable and essential volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally composed on napkins, playbills, receipts, and notebooks, Neruda's lost poems are full of eros and heartache, complex wordplay and deep wonder. Presented with the Spanish text, full-color reproductions of handwritten poems, and dynamic English translations, \u003ci\u003eThen Come Back: The Lost Neruda \u003c\/i\u003e simultaneously completes and advances the oeuvre of the world's most beloved poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eCrossing the sky I near\u003cbr\u003ethe red ray of your hair.\u003cbr\u003eOf earth and wheat I am and as I close-in\u003cbr\u003eyour fire kindles itself\u003cbr\u003einside me and the rocks\u003cbr\u003eand flour ignite.\u003cbr\u003eThat's why my heart expands and rises\u003cbr\u003einto bread for your mouth to devour,\u003cbr\u003eand my blood is wine poured for you.\u003cbr\u003eYou and I are the land with its fruit.\u003cbr\u003eBread, fire, blood and wine\u003cbr\u003emake up the earthly love that sears us. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePablo Neruda \u003c\/b\u003e (1904–1973) is one of the world's most beloved and best-selling poets. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslator \u003cb\u003eForrest Gander \u003c\/b\u003e teaches at Brown University and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057216340208,"sku":"9781556594946","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781556594946_p0.jpg?v=1763755042","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781556594946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}