Matilde Urrutia
Matilde Urrutia was Pablo Neruda's muse and companion for more than a quarter of a century—first as the Chilean poet's secret lover, and eventually as his second wife. Her memoir, first published in Spanish in 1986 and more commercially in 1997, has not hitherto appeared in English. Alex Guardino is a free-lance translator, writer, and editor, and also a community college instructor.