Candidate, Ambassador and Nobel: the Politicians and Agitated Late Years of Pablo Neruda

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Perhaps the discounts on Pablo Neruda’s life, or what would be the last stretch of his existence, began to be forged with news. According to the global impact that his figure had already had in 1969, and with his political commitment, the Communist Party (PC), of which he was proud militant, named him his presidential candidate in the face of the crucial elections of 1970. To achieve this, a group of leaders of the sickle party and hammer went t…