Pablo Neruda published 3 novels, 1 non-fiction book, 37 poetry collections, 1 play and 2 other books, beginning with Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924).
Updated September 2026
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Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair
Pablo Neruda's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Spain in Our Hearts (1938)
World's End (1969)
I Confess That I Have Lived (1973)
Non-fiction in order
Memoirs (1974)
Poetry in order
Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924)
Residence on Earth (1933)
Spain in the Heart (1938)
Canto General (1950)
The Capitan's Verses (1952)
Extravagaria (1957)
Elementary Odes of Pablo Neruda (1958)
Cien Sonetos De Amor (1959)
Song of Protest (1960)
The Stones of Chile (1960)
The Heights of Macchu Picchu (1965)
The House in the Sand (1966)
Twenty Poems (1967)
The Hands of Day (1968)
Pablo Neruda (1969)
Still Another Day (1969)
Isla Negra (1970)
The Captain's Verses = (1972)
Art of Birds (1973)
Separate Rose (1973)
The Sea and the Bells (1973)
2000 (1974)
El Corazón Amarillo (1974)
Five Decades (1974)
Libro De Las Preguntas (1974)
Winter Garden (1974)
Passions and Impressions (1978)
Selected Odes of Pablo Neruda (1990)
Odes to Common Things (1994)
Love (1995)
Full Woman, Fleshly Apple, Hot Moon (1997)
Neruda at Isla Negra (1998)
The Poetry of Pablo Neruda (2003)
100 Love Sonnets (2007)
Love Poems (2008)
Then Come Back (2016)
Poems (2017)
Plays in order
Splendor and Death of Joaquin Murieta (1972)
Other books in order
Ceremonial Songs = (1961)
ARTE DE PAJAROS (2013)
About Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Neruda became known as a poet when he was 13 years old and wrote in a variety of styles, including surrealist poems, historical epics, political manifestos, a prose autobiography, and passionate love poems such as the ones in his collection Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924).
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Pablo Neruda FAQ
- How many books has Pablo Neruda written?
- Pablo Neruda published 3 novels, 1 non-fiction book, 37 poetry collections, 1 play and 2 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Pablo Neruda's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair.
- What is Pablo Neruda's last book?
- Memoirs (1974).
- What is Pablo Neruda's most famous book?
- Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (1924) is Pablo Neruda's most widely read book.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.