Pablo Neruda was born on July 12th 1904 in Parral, Chile and died on September 23rd 1973 in Santiago de Chile. His real name was Neftal\u00ed Reyes Basoalto and, besides being a poet, he was a translator and a diplomat. He won the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1971 and his writing has strongly influenced Latin American writing and acquired universal value. He wrote one of Chile\u2019s most varied and rich literary works.<\/p>\n
He wrote a self portrait titled Autorretrato<\/em> and it is a very rich source of Spanish language learning. Read it out here.<\/a><\/p>\n