Pablo Neruda was born as Ricardo Eliecer Neftali Reyes Basoalto in Parral, Chile, on July 12, 1904. Neruda’s father was a railway employee and his mother was a teacher. However, his mother shortly died after he was born. Later on, Neruda and his father moved to Temuco, where Neruda would spend his childhood and his father would remarry. While living in Temuco, Neruda met Gabriela Mistral, who was head of the girls’ secondary school. Gabriela Mistral soon took a liking to Neruda. Moreover, Neruda went on to attend school at Temuco Boys’ School and would eventually go on to attend the University of Chile. In addition, Neruda’s literary career started at the age of thirteen. While Neruda was thirteen, he began to contribute articles to the daily “La Manana” and had soon published his first poem, “Entusiasmo y Perseverancia”.
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A few years later in 1923, Neruda published his first book, Book of Twilight. The following year, “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”, one of Neruda’s best-known works was
A few years later in 1923, Neruda published his first book, Book of Twilight. The following year, “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”, one of Neruda’s best-known works was