Neruda+Biography

Pablo Neruda's real name is Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto. He was born on 12 July, 1904, in the town of Parral in Chile. His mother a teacher, and his father a railway employee. He spent his youth in Temuco. His first contribution to literature was his articles to the daily "La Manana", specifically //Entusiasmo y Perseverancia// - his first publication. In 1920, he became a contributor to the literary journal "Selva Austral", and adopted the pen name of Pablo Neruda. His first successful published book was //Crepusculario,// in 1923. One of his most famous and best translated work, was //Veinte poemas de amor y una cancion desesperada//. In 1939, he was appointed consul for the Spanish emigration. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1971/neruda-bio.html **(Jad Jaber's contribution)**