Pablo Neruda was a Chilean poet and diplomat who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. His work spans a wide range of styles and genres, including love poems, nature poems, political poems, and surrealist poems. Neruda is considered one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, and his work has been translated into numerous languages. Neruda's poetry is often characterized by its intensity of feeling and its use of simple, direct language. His early work is often more lyrical and romantic in nature, while his later poetry is more political and social in focus. Neruda's most famous poem, "The Heights of Macchu Picchu," is an ode to the Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru. Neruda's novels include "The Last Days of Pompeii" and "The House of Asterion." His novel "The Republic of Chile" is a political allegory that tells the story of a military coup in Chile. Neruda was an outspoken critic of the Chilean government, and his works were banned in Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. Neruda was also a diplomat, and he served as the Chilean consul in Rangoon, Burma from 1952 to 1953. He was later appointed as the Chilean ambassador to France, a position he held until his death in 1973.