Buy new:
$24.49
FREE delivery Thursday, May 9 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon
Sold by: Rapid Media Group
$24.49
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Thursday, May 9 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$24.49 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$24.49
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon
Ships from
Amazon
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
Eligible for Return, Refund or Replacement within 30 days of receipt
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
$12.24
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery Thursday, May 9 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35. Order within 20 hrs 8 mins
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$24.49 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$24.49
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.
Amazon book clubs early access
Loading your book clubs
There was a problem loading your book clubs. Please try again.
Not in a club? Learn more
Amazon book clubs early access

Join or create book clubs

Choose books together

Track your books
Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free.
Explore Amazon Book Clubs
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the authors

Pablo Neruda
Follow
Stephen Tapscott
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

100 Love Sonnets: Cien sonetos de amor (Texas Pan American Series) (English and Spanish Edition) Paperback – January 1, 1986

Spanish Edition by Pablo Neruda (Author), Stephen Tapscott (Translator)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 182 ratings
See all formats and editions
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$24.49","priceAmount":24.49,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"24","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"49","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"TtON25jhBoSDQVaWIdl4JiGf1WXLH8B%2F1xy80msYFjtiKoPsWnRSN%2BjDZzuAekoAjOO389ntSc8Uo9zcenKLBE0IzZiT7Xp8Yz5lzbPhYrrg%2FtFqAXSZj6q2Osm%2Bv91lH4qBZbS8J9HHhOonC%2BZJUcMKqwNIlYCrdMyO5sIZRFNmEMS57BFqwsB3uj86zQMi","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$12.24","priceAmount":12.24,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"12","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"24","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"TtON25jhBoSDQVaWIdl4JiGf1WXLH8B%2F607GS8o%2B9ZcZ9b6C43SYBRNveiTbRaPgrmMQqI2IDDuY6pfEujEkWw%2FvdeJNuVSwvKldDBYhwTTwNGxiZphuS7Oq%2FWPc5ukxKqpPMZZrBwCRsYorVM6TPdgij8kCT4LBEgzAYbq7eGFVj5K94cgooGX1RbRVexxe","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Against the backdrop of Isla Negra — the sea and wind, the white sand with its scattering of delicate wild flowers, the hot sun and salty smells of the Pacific — Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda sets these joyfully sensual poems in celebration of his love. The subject of that love: Matilde Urrutia de Neruda, the poet's "beloved wife."

As popular in the Hispanic world as the poet's renowned Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, One Hundred Love Sonnets has never before been published in its entirety in English translation. The reason for this astonishing neglect may lie in the historical circumstances that surrounded Neruda's "discovery " by English-speaking readers. In the United States he came to popularity during the turmoil of the sixties, when Americans needed a politically committed poet, and much of Neruda's canon answered that need. But, in his native Chile and throughout Latin America, Neruda has always been cherished as dearly for the earthly sensuality and eroticism of his love poetry as for his statements of political belief. To know this work, then is to understand the poet's art more thoroughly.

Previous page
  1. Print length
    232 pages
  2. Language
    English, Spanish
  3. Publisher
    University of Texas Press
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 1986
  5. Dimensions
    5.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0292760280
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0292760288
  8. See all details
Next page
The Amazon Book Review
The Amazon Book Review
Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now

Frequently bought together

100 Love Sonnets: Cien sonetos de amor (Texas Pan American Series) (English and Spanish Edition)
$24.49
Get it as soon as Thursday, May 9
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Sold by Rapid Media Group and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
+
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Spanish and English Edition)
$11.90
Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 8
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems (Bilingual Edition) (English and Spanish Edition)
$14.00
Get it as soon as Wednesday, May 8
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price:
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you've ever wished for a fresh and imaginative way of saying "I love you" to your beloved, peruse Chilean poet Pablo Neruda's 100 Love Sonnets. This intimate bilingual collection overflows with the master poet's signature sensuality and inventive imagery. Written in the 1950s for his cherished wife Matilde Urrutia, Neruda's earnest adoration leaps off the page in poem after poem: "Your heart is a clay toy shaped like a dove"; "Your kisses are clusters of fruit, fresh with dew." Thanks to translator Stephen Tapscott, Neruda's dreamy images carry over vividly from the Spanish and dance in the mind for days after they're read.

Neruda pays only loose tribute to the sonnet by employing a 14-line structure for each poem. As he says, his sonnets are made of wood, rather than the "silver, or crystal, or cannonfire" of a more refined sonnet. Neruda's humility is apparent as he refers again and again to the natural landscape of Isla Negra (the Pacific island where he and his wife lived) to describe his simple dedication to Matilde: "...I am like a scorched rock / that suddenly sings when you are near, because it drinks / the water you carry from the forest, in your voice."

Journeying from the erotic celebration of the body to the spiritual depths of eternal union, 100 Love Sonnets shows why "two happy lovers make one bread" and "waking, they leave one sun empty in their bed."

From Library Journal

Neruda (the 1971 Nobel Prize winner) wrote these passionate and imaginative sonnets in 1955-57 for Matilde Urrutia, his third wife. Divided into four lush sectionsMorning, Afternoon, Evening, and Nightthey mingle the pure ardor of the Song of Solomon with the extravagant conceits of Renaissance lyricism. Throughout, Matilde is the speaker's erotic microcosm"Kiss by kiss I travel your little infinity,/your borders, your rivers, your tiny villages"but the mountainous terrain of Neruda's "savage homeland" lends a colorful surrealism to the lovers' intimacy. This capably translated work would enhance any collection of contemporary Latin American poetry. Frank Allen, Assoc. Dean, Continuing Education, Allentown Coll., Center Valley, Pa.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Texas Press; Reissue edition (January 1, 1986)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English, Spanish
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 232 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0292760280
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0292760288
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 0.5 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 182 ratings

About the authors

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Previous page
  1. Pablo Neruda

    Pablo Neruda

    Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
    Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

    Pablo Neruda is regarded as the greatest Latin American poet of the 20th century. Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971, his breadth of vision and wide range of themes are extraordinary, and his work continues to inspire new generations of writers.

    See more on the author's page
  2. Stephen Tapscott

    Stephen Tapscott

    Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
    Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

    Discover more of the author’s books, see similar authors, read author blogs and more

    See more on the author's page
Next page

Customer reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
4.7 out of 5
182 global ratings
Good for poems
5 Stars
Good for poems
Love to read this to my girl
Hide
Thank you for your feedback
Sorry, there was an error
Sorry we couldn't load the review

Top reviews from the United States

JET
5.0 out of 5 stars If you buy one book, this has to be it
Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2002
Verified Purchase
This book has served many purposes for me. It was a Valentine's Day present for my fiance (then my boyfriend of 3 months). I chose a poem to read at our wedding. I read it for pleasure. I read it to renew my interest in Spanish. I recommended it to everyone and anyone.
Neruda's poetry is nothing short of astounding. This book is perfect, since a lot of people prefer love poetry if they do not normally read poetry. It has the Spanish version on one side of the page, and the English translation on the other.
The poems range from touching to angry to erotic to mournful to playful. Neruda's descriptions will make you look at the world with new eyes. Neruda is one of the only poets I have come across who approached love like Shakespeare: with a variety of emotions and perspectives. Another refreshing thing is that Neruda is very passionate and worshipful of women, never spiteful or cruel. His poetry is also very personal, as much of it seems to be directed toward his wife.
Buy this to find a perfect poem for a reading or speech. Buy it as a gift for a lover or loved one, or a romantic friend. Please, just buy it to have on your library shelf, for your friends and your children to pick up and discover.
8 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
MJC
5.0 out of 5 stars Sensual and Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2012
Verified Purchase
I really learned about Pablo Neruda after watching the Special Features in the movie Il Postino. Here, several actors read excerpts of his poems. Before this, I had never read much poetry. I fell in love! From there, I bought 100 Love Sonnets. The preface in this book has an especially poignant address to his wife. Neruda crafts his words so beautifully and so sensually. I also bought Essential Neruda and of course, his Twenty Love Poems. I like to believe there is a romantic in all of us. Neruda has a way of bringing that out, of making us appreciate the beauty around us.
On a different note, I don't read Spanish so I can't commment on how well these translations are done. A Chilean friend of mine told me (of course) these are better in Spanish but the translations aren't bad. In any case, they are moving and beautiful. Wouldn't that be what Neruda would have wanted?
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Johanna
5.0 out of 5 stars As expected, a wonderful book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2023
Verified Purchase
Clean paperback copy.
Helpful
 Report
Emily L Laughnan
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2013
Verified Purchase
Make sure that you are ready to read about different feelings in addition to love. The texture of Neruda is akin to Beethoven in the classical world--you get this sense that he has truly lived and processed what he has lived through. His devotion is palpable and admirable. I read one a night. I speak enough Spanish to get the translation and find it decent.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Michael Pollard
5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Addition
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2014
Verified Purchase
This book is a must for any personal library. Not coming into popularity in the U.S. until the 60's, Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda was "discovered" by American readers during great turmoil in our country. This anthology will move any reader who appreciates great poetry. I came upon it as a result of watching Robin Williams quoting one of the lines from sonnet XVII in this book in the movie "Patch Adams" at the grave of his murdered girlfriend.
Helpful
 Report
Michael McLarnon
5.0 out of 5 stars Pablo Desnuda
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2013
Verified Purchase
I bought this book because when I lived in Guadalajara I lived off the Avenida Pablo Neruda and thought I should at least read the book that made him famous. Very melodramatic, syrupy. As Tina Turner once said, whats love got to do with it? I don't think this book is the answer, but has some good lines if you're trying to consistar las muchachas latinas.

Fuerte abrazo
Helpful
 Report
George A.Strickland
5.0 out of 5 stars One hundred love sonnets by Latin American's most beloved poet translated into English
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2013
Verified Purchase
This is a great book written by the worlds greatest love poet Pablo Neruda.Every time I go to a poetry greathering I take it with me.It's small enough to fit in just a small briefcase.Sometimes its hard to find the english version of Latin Amercian poets.Thankyou for making this wonderful book avialble to me.The book arrived in A timely manner and in perfect new condition.George
Helpful
 Report
Jill L.
3.0 out of 5 stars the content is beyond beautiful, but the kid who drew all over the inside? not so much....
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2022
Verified Purchase
book is great but i bought it to give as a gift. the description didnt say anything about all the pages some little kid drew and wrote all over, making it look like i picked it out of the give away bin at the library or let my 2 year old nephew color in it before gifting it.
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

giles slade
5.0 out of 5 stars These beautiful love poems are Neruda's deeply personal expression of love ...
Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2014
Verified Purchase
These beautiful love poems are Neruda's deeply personal expression of love to Matilde. But they are also statements of who he was and why and how he lived. If you love sonnets, poetry, great spirits or great loves you can't help but like this little dual language volume which puts the spanish original on the verso opposite great English translations of his work. It's a gift which I give again and again to dear friends who love the best use of language. These are not the sonnets of Petrarch or Shakespeare. These are the intimate love poems of great human being whose presence changed the lives of those he came into contact with.
Report
Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent !!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2012
Verified Purchase
Beautiful poetry !!! This is more of a personal book of poems about his lover than poems for lovers. Pablo Neruda makes simple words beautiful. You can t help but love his poetry !!!
Report
Gavin Colborne
5.0 out of 5 stars You don’t know Neruda till you have read this :)
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 25, 2019
Verified Purchase
Wonderful words of love
Report
pamocwylde
5.0 out of 5 stars It's not just Shakespeare who wrote lovely sonnets, Neruda ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 11, 2015
Verified Purchase
It's not just Shakespeare who wrote lovely sonnets, Neruda would give him a run for his money! Book arrived very quickly
Report
juliekenneth
5.0 out of 5 stars ... read them and maybe then they will understand what love
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 20, 2014
Verified Purchase
all men should read them and maybe then they will understand what love is
Report