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[[File:pablo_neruda_429.jpg|frame|Smoking from [[Good Smoking, Evil Smoking|a pipe]] and wearing a [[Nice Hat]]… How more intellectual can you get?]]

{{quote|''“Laughter is the language of the soul.”''|'''''Pablo Neruda''' (and '''[[The Simpsons (animation)|Lisa Simpson]]''')''}}

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Born Neftalí Reyes, '''Pablo Neruda''' (1904-1973) was one of the most famous and acclaimed poets of the 20th century. And maybe of all time.

An ardent communist, he became drawn to it during the Spanish Civil War. He was also an admirer of Stalin, but became disillusioned when he learned all the horrors of his regime and his ~~cult~~ of ~~personality~~. He didn’t abandoned communism, though.

An ardent communist, he became drawn to it during the Spanish Civil War. He was also an admirer of Stalin, but became disillusioned when he learned all the horrors of his regime and his [[Cult of Personality]]. He didn’t abandoned communism, though.

He also was a diplomatic and a political figure in his native Chile, visiting a lot of countries which inspired some of his poems. When communism was declared illegal in 1948 he flew to return in 1952. He tried to run for president in 1970, but eventually gave his support to socialist Salvador Allende, who won but eventually got deposed and died in a coup d’etat in September 11, 1973. A little more than a week later, he died of a heart failure.