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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1972)

by Pablo Neruda Return to list Adopt this book

First published in 1924 when Neruda was a teenager, this collection of love poems remains an international favourite. A wonderful gift for poetry lovers. This book is in Spanish. Illustrations by Raúl Soldi.

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