The Book of Questions -

Pablo Neruda

Copper Canyon Press

1991

74 páginas

2h 28m

ISBN-10: 1556590415

Nobel Laureate Pablo Neruda explored many schools of thought, poetic styles, and voices, but his passion lay in finding and improvising upon basic rhythms of perception to reveal unspoken and unspeakable truths. Copper Canyon Press has published seven volumes of Neruda's poetry. Six volumes were translated by William O'Daly and one volume of poems was translated by James Nolan.
These brief poems, composed entirely of unanswerable questions, reveal the Nobel Laureate's lifelong dedication to an inner structure of feeling and paradox that underlies experience.
"Exploiting the lag between perception and understanding, Neruda's poems evoke pictures that make sense on a visual level before the reader can grasp them on a literal one. The effect is mildly dazzlingO'Daly's translations achieve a tone that is both meditative and spontaneous."-"Publishers Weekly"
"The English versions of the poems are excellent and can easily be compared to the Spanish original."-"Choice"

Resenhas (68)

4 (Muito bom)

Há alguns anos eu li a versão desta obra que foi traduzida por Ferreira Gullar e me apaixonei. Nesta edição bilíngue, contudo, me diverti um pouco mais pois consegui ver as brincadeiras e a linha de raciocínio em espanhol. Independente da versão, contudo, o Livro das Perguntas é uma obra essencial. Até hoje me questiono sobre o que pode ser mais triste que um trem parado sozinho em uma estação.