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The sound of ships' bells, sea waves, and migratory birds fuel Neruda's longing to retreat from life's noisy busyness. These poems, some of the last Neruda ever wrote, are stripped to essentials and include a final lovesong to his wife, where he writes in the past tense: "It was beautiful to... read more
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Sea salt, foam, the ocean's wave, the sound of bells carrying over the water or striking the Andes, his love for his wife Matilde, the migratory birds and winter rain of southern Chile, the birth in gunfire of his country, the destiny of the Chilean people-all of these passions helped guide Pablo Neruda's flight of spirit as he composed The Sea and the Bells.
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- Pablo Neruda (Author)
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 811
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