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Title: Pablo Neruda


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Pablo Neruda
  • Chiles most beloved poet

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Chile
  • About twice the size of Montana
  • Pop. of 15 million
  • 89 Roman Catholic

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The life and times of Pablo Neruda
  • Born in Parral, Chile in 1904
  • Father was a government railway worker
  • Published poems under a false name

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More fun facts about Neruda
  • Began long career as diplomat in 1927
  • Influenced by Spanish Surrealists
  • Died of Leukemia in 1973
  • Won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971

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Original name Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto
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Surrealism
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  • Surrealism attempts to
  • shock the mind into a new way of thinking
  • Free the mind from conscious control
  • Blend the concepts of fantasy and reality

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Pablo Neruda - The Odist
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Ode - A poem of celebration
Neruda Ode to My socks
Keats Ode to a Grecian Urn
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