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Neruda: The Poet’s Calling

LIVES

Neruda: The Poet’s Calling

By MARK EISNER

Reviewed by Hamilton Cain ×

A new life of Chile's poetic titan examines not only a career of genius but a darker personal history as well.

How to Travel Without Seeing: Dispatches from the New Latin America

TRAVEL

How to Travel Without Seeing: Dispatches from the New Latin America

By ANDRÉS NEUMAN; Translated by JEFFREY LAWRENCE

Reviewed by David L. Ulin ×

The most breathtaking voice in travel writing today may be that of a writer who feels ambivalent about travel itself. Essay by David Ulin.

FICTION

Reputations

By JUAN GABRIEL VÁSQUEZ; Translated by ANNE McLEAN

Reviewed by Tom LeClair ×

The events of a party for a Colombian political cartoonist and its aftermath through the decades provide the mystery at the heart of the "provocative" new novel from Juan Gabriel Vásquez....

Helpless Collector: The Lost Poems of Pablo Neruda

INTERVIEW

Helpless Collector: The Lost Poems of Pablo Neruda

A Conversation with Tess Taylor ×

Tess Taylor and Patrick Iber delve into the riches of "Then Come Back," a new collection of recently discovered poems from Pablo Neruda.

The Discreet Hero

FICTION

The Discreet Hero

By MARIO VARGAS LLOSA

Reviewed by Veronique de Turenne ×

A master of political intrigue crafts a thriller of extortion and revenge on Peru's northern coast.