Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
First edition title page | |
| Author | Pablo Neruda |
|---|---|
| Original title | Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada |
| Translator | W. S. Merwin |
| Language | Spanish |
| Publisher | Editorial Nascimento |
Publication date | 1924 |
| Publication place | Chile |
Published in English | 1969 |
| Pages | 100 |
| OCLC | 4784478 |
Original text | Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada at multiple languages Wikisource |
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Spanish: Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada) is a poetry collection by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. Published in June 1924, the book launched Neruda to fame at the young age of 19 and is one of the most renowned literary works of the 20th century in the Spanish language. The book has been translated into many languages; in English, the translation was made by poet W. S. Merwin in 1969.