{"product_id":"book-of-questions-book-pablo-neruda-9781556591600","title":"The Book of Questions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA best-selling volume of Pablo Neruda's poetry in an English-Spanish edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePablo Neruda is one of the world's most popular poets, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Questions\u003c\/i\u003e, Neruda refuses to be corralled by the rational mind. Composed of 316 unanswerable questions, these poems integrate the wonder of a child with the experiences of an adult. By turns Orphic, comic, surreal, and poignant, Neruda's questions lead the reader \u003ci\u003ebeyond\u003c\/i\u003e reason into realms of intuition and pure imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis complete translation of Pablo Neruda's \u003ci\u003eEl libro de las preguntas\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Questions\u003c\/i\u003e) features Neruda's original Spanish-language poems alongside William O'Daly's English translations. In his introduction O'Daly, who has translated eight volumes of Pablo Neruda's poetry, writes, \"These poems, more so than any of Neruda's other work, remind us that living in a state of visionary surrender to the elemental questions, free of the quiet desperation of clinging too tightly to answers, may be our greatest act of faith.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Neruda died in 1973, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Questions\u003c\/i\u003e was one of eight unpublished poetry manuscripts that lay on his desk. In it, Neruda achieves a deeper vulnerability and vision than in his earlier work-and this unique book is a testament to everything that made Neruda an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Neruda's questions evoke pictures that make sense on a visual level before the reader can grasp them on a literal one. The effect is mildly dazzling [and] O'Daly's translations achieve a tone that is both meditative and spontaneous.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Neruda\u003c\/b\u003e, born in southern Chile, led a life charged with poetic and political activity. He was the recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, the International Peace Prize, and served as Chile's ambassador to several countries, including Burma, France, and Argentina. He died in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTell me, is the rose naked\u003cbr\u003e or is that her only dress?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy do trees conceal\u003cbr\u003e the splendor of their roots?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho hears the regrets\u003cbr\u003e of the thieving automobile?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs there anything in the world sadder\u003cbr\u003e than a train standing in the rain?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXIV.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnd what did the rubies say\u003cbr\u003e standing before the juice of pomegranates?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy doesn't Thursday talk itself\u003cbr\u003e into coming after Friday?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho shouted with glee\u003cbr\u003e when the color blue was born?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy does the earth grieve\u003cbr\u003e when the violets appear?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49604524114193,"sku":"GOR005086899","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49735258865937,"sku":"NGR9781556591600","price":23.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50052793630993,"sku":"CIN1556591608G","price":5.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50283246944529,"sku":"CIN1556591608VG","price":5.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50407124697361,"sku":"CIN1556591608A","price":4.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51037092872465,"sku":"NIN9781556591600","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52353747714321,"sku":"NLS9781556591600","price":22.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1556591608.jpg?v=1750991066","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/book-of-questions-book-pablo-neruda-9781556591600","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}