Biography of Pablo Neruda

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Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda was a poet who used his work to educate people on what life was really about, and that choice made him a controversial figure in South America. Like every author he did face criticism, but his wasn’t negative. He was a great political figure, and many people looked up to him for wisdom.
BIOGRAPHY
Nefali Ricardo Reyes Bausualto was born on July 12, 1904 in Parral, Chile. Less than a month after his birth, his mother Rosa lost her long battle with Tuberculosis and died. From early childhood, it seemed that Neruda was destined to be a poet (UXL Biographies). His father didn’t approve of his poetic interests, so he created a pen name that he would go by and he chose the name Pablo Neruda (Encyclopedia of World Biography). Neruda wasn’t just a poet, he had many other jobs as he went along with his life. He was a political creature, and he was loved by many. Neruda was once nominated as president of his homeland (Carol). When Neruda was 23 he was finally recognized as a poet, and because of that the Chilean government gave him a post in the consular service in the far east. With his job he lived in many places. He lived in Burume, Siam, China, Japan and India. Throughout his travels it was considered a great time of isolation and loneliness for the author. During these times of loneliness he began to write, and that created the book Residencia en Le Tierra, this was a book of at least fifty poems. During this time Neruda was offered a generous job. He was asked to be Senator. Neruda’s major job was to rescue as many Chileans as possible, because Spain was in the midst of a civil war (UXL Biblographies). But not long after Neruda accepted this job as Senator he lost it. His experience ended with his pursuit b...

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...ll to this day is not forgotten. He is remembered by his poems, and his stories. Even though he has passed his stories will still live on.

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