Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon: Selected Poems (Hardcover)

by Pablo Neruda (Author), Stephen Mitchell (Translator)

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Language Notes
Text: English, Spanish (translation)
Original Language: Spanish

From the Publisher
Mitchell, widely known for his original and definitive translations of spiritual writings and poetry, has taken the work of Neruda (1904-1973), whose poems are passionate, humorous and exceptionally accessible, and brought them to life for a whole new generation of readers. Mitchell has selected nearly 50 poems for this collection, which focuses on Neruda's mature period, beginning with Elemental Odes, published when he was 50 years old, and ending with Full Powers, published when he was 58. The volume is bilingual, with Neruda's original Spanish text facing Mitchell's English translation.

Excerpt from "Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon":

Full woman, fleshly apple, hot moon,

thick smell of seaweed, crushed mud and light,

what obscure brilliance opens between your columns?

What ancient night does a man touch with his senses?

Loving is a journey with water and with stars,

with smothered air and abrupt storms of flour:

Loving is a clash of lightning-bolts

and two bodies defeated by a single drop of honey.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins; 1st edition (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060182857
• ISBN-13: 978-0060182854
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #196,855 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A compilation of Neruda's best, February 5, 2009

By	Proma Ray "promaray" (Atlanta,USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

In length, breadth and height, Neruda's verses are vast. It is impossible that at least some of it wouldn't appeal to you.

This book is a compilation of his poems from several of his collections- his Odes, Love Sonnets and Full Powers, among others. The title of the book Full Woman... is one of the sonnets, and one of my favorites.
All of the Odes are delightful, a treat for the mind and senses. I wish I could see life like Neruda did. The world he spins out of words, is other-worldly, yet at the same time, common, back-yardly.