পাবলো নেরুদার শ্রেষ্ঠ কবিতা

by Pablo Neruda, Shakti Chattopadhyay

শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের অনুবাদে পাবলো নেরুদার ৬১টি কবিতা । একজন স্প্যানিশ-চিলোন কবির কবিতা একজন বাঙালি কবির অনুবাদ । ভূমিকায় শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায় বলছেন- এই অনুবাদের কাজে মূল স্প্যানিশ থেকে আমায় সাহায্য করেছেন বন্ধু বিক্রমন নায়ার। তাঁর কাছে আমি কৃতজ্ঞ ।

103 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1988

About the author

Pablo Neruda, born Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto in 1904 in Parral, Chile, was a poet, diplomat, and politician, widely considered one of the most influential literary figures of the 20th century. From an early age, he showed a deep passion for poetry, publishing his first works as a teenager. He adopted the pen name Pablo Neruda to avoid disapproval from his father, who discouraged his literary ambitions. His breakthrough came with Veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada (Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair, 1924), a collection of deeply emotional and sensual poetry that gained international recognition and remains one of his most celebrated works.
Neruda’s career took him beyond literature into diplomacy, a path that allowed him to travel extensively and engage with political movements around the world. Beginning in 1927, he served in various consular posts in Asia and later in Spain, where he witnessed the Spanish Civil War and became an outspoken advocate for the Republican cause. His experiences led him to embrace communism, a commitment that would shape much of his later poetry and political activism. His collection España en el corazón (Spain in Our Hearts, 1937) reflected his deep sorrow over the war and marked a shift toward politically engaged writing.
Returning to Chile, he was elected to the Senate in 1945 as a member of the Communist Party. However, his vocal opposition to the repressive policies of President Gabriel Gonzalez Videla led to his exile. During this period, he traveled through various countries, including Argentina, Mexico, and the Soviet Union, further cementing his status as a global literary and political figure. It was during these years that he wrote Canto General (1950), an epic work chronicling Latin American history and the struggles of its people.
Neruda’s return to Chile in 1952 marked a new phase in his life, balancing political activity with a prolific literary output. He remained a staunch supporter of socialist ideals and later developed a close relationship with Salvador Allende, who appointed him as Chile’s ambassador to France in 1970. The following year, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, recognized for the scope and impact of his poetry. His later years were marked by illness, and he died in 1973, just days after the military coup that overthrew Allende. His legacy endures, not only in his vast body of work but also in his influence on literature, political thought, and the cultural identity of Latin America.

Reviews

[Zabir Rafy · Rating 3 out of 5]

বিজাতীয় কবিতা বলেই সম্ভবত নেরুদার কবিতা একটু কাটখোট্টা ঠেকলো। নয়তো শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের ভাবনুবাদ/অনুবাদের রেটিং ভালোই দেখলাম গুডরিডসে।

[Saiful Sourav · Rating 4 out of 5]

কথিত আছে কোন সাহিত্যকর্মের হুবহু অনুবাদ সম্ভব নয়, তবে ভাবানুবাদ সম্ভব । মূল স্প্যানিশ থেকে বাংলায় শক্তি চট্টোপাধ্যায়ের ভাবানুবাদে পাবলো নেরুদার ৬১টি কবিতায় কবিতার আদিরস বিদ্যমান হয়ত একজন স্প্যানিশ-চিলোন কবিকে অন্য এক বাঙালী কবি অনুবাদ করেছে বলে ।

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[NMA Zami · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best version of pablo is-
One Hundred Love Sonnets: XVII” from The Essential Neruda: Selected Poems, edited by Mark Eisner.

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