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Pablo Neruda's Life in Weeks

One of the greatest Latin American poets whose passionate love poetry and political works earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature.

1904–1973 Chilean Poet & Diplomat 3,610 weeks (69 years)

Pablo Neruda's 3,610 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

3,610
Total Weeks
25,270
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
69
Years

Key Milestones

Age 13 · Week ~676

Published his first article

Age 20 · Week ~1,040

Published Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Age 41 · Week ~2,132

Elected to the Chilean Senate as a Communist

Age 46 · Week ~2,392

Went into exile

Age 67 · Week ~3,484

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature

Legacy

Won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair has sold over a million copies.

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