One of the leading poets of his time, Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda is not so well known for his political activism and his period as a Chilean Senator (1945-48). This book contains some of his most eloquent political speeches, including his famous 1948 speech, I accuse,' which denounced the political repression and the banning of the Communist Party. Always viewing himself as representing Chilean working people, Neruda devoted himself to speaking out against injustice Spanish language edition.'