{"product_id":"i-explain-a-few-things-9780374260798","title":"I Explain a Few Things","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Laughter is the language of the soul,\" Pablo Neruda said. Among the most lasting voices of the most tumultuous (in his own words, \"the saddest\") century, a witness and a chronicler of its most decisive events, he is the author of more than thirty-five books of poetry and one of Latin America's most revered writers, the emblem of the engaged poet, an artist whose heart, always with the people, is literally consumed by passion. His work, oscillating from epic meditations on politics and history to intimate reflections on animals, food, and everyday objects, is filled with humor and affection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis bilingual selection of more than fifty of Neruda's best poems, edited and with an introduction by the distinguished Latin American scholar Ilan Stavans and brilliantly translated by an array of well-known poets, also includes some poems previously unavailable in English. \u003ci\u003eI Explain a Few Things \u003c\/i\u003edistills the poet's brilliance to its most essential and illuminates Neruda's commitment to using the pen as a calibrator for his age.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Neruda \u003c\/b\u003e(1904-73) was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1971. His books include \u003ci\u003eResidence on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCanto General\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eExtravagaria\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eIsla Negra\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eIlan Stavans\u003c\/b\u003e is Lewis-Sebring Professor in Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523555856658,"sku":"9780374260798","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c065462-7779-425b-a285-7a6c6e0df95a.jpg?v=1731151936","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-explain-a-few-things-9780374260798","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}