The General Anthology of Pablo Neruda is part of the collection of popular commemorative editions promoted by the RAE and the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language and published in Spain and Latin America under the Alfaguara publishing house. The compilation of the essential work of Neruda has been carried out by the Chilean academic Hernán Loyola, who has managed to outline an excellent guide to be able to follow, in twelve chapters, the creative adventure of the great poet. Thus, the text of the General Anthology is preceded by a series of analyses that begins Jorge Edwards (Chilean Academy) with a personal testimony, a chronicle of the last stage of the great poet's life. They also write about different aspects of the life and work of Pablo Neruda: Alain Sicard (Cuban Academy), Selena Millares (Autonomous University of Madrid), Henán Loyola himself, Marco Martos Carrera (President of the Peruvian Academy), José Luis Vega (Director of the Puerto Rican Academy) Pere Gimferrer (Royal Spanish Academy), Andrés Gallardo (Chilean Academy), Francisco Brines (Royal Spanish Academy) and Eduardo Lizalde (Mexican Academy). This anthology includes an unpublished text by Neruda: Chronicle of San Pancho, a curious writing with which Neruda wanted to thank the protection that in 1948 a family gave him when he was persecuted for his political ideas.