{"product_id":"the-hands-of-day","title":"The Hands of Day","description":"\u003cp\u003ePablo Neruda is one of the world's great poets, and Copper Canyon Press has long been dedicated to publishing translations of his work in bilingual editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hands of Day\u003c\/i\u003e--at long last translated into English in its entirety--pronounces Neruda's desire to take part in the great human making of the day. Moved by the guilt of never having worked with his hands, Neruda opens with the despairing confession, \"Why did I not make a broom? \/ Why was I given hands at all?\" The themes of hands and work grow in significance as Neruda celebrates the carpenters, longshoremen, blacksmiths, and bakers--those laborers he admires most--and shares his exuberant adoration for the earth and the people upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYes, I am guilty\u003cbr\u003eof what I did not do, \u003cbr\u003eof what I did not sow, did not cut, did not measure, \u003cbr\u003eof never having rallied myself to populate lands, \u003cbr\u003eof having sustained myself in the deserts\u003cbr\u003eand of my voice speaking with the sand.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePablo Neruda\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1973) was a Chilean poet and diplomat who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971. Recognized during his life as \"a people's poet,\" he is considered one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam O'Daly\u003c\/b\u003e is the best-selling translator of six of Pablo Neruda's books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Questions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sea and the Bells\u003c\/i\u003e. His work as a translator has been featured on \u003ci\u003eThe Today Show\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52015015297255,"sku":"9781556592720","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_b468f2e8-5158-4173-a7b9-38f1b51db122.jpg?v=1777325432","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/the-hands-of-day","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}