by Antonio Skármeta · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401620577
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«El cartero de Neruda» is the novel by Antonio Skármeta, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (144 pages, in Spanish).
The action takes place in Isla Negra, where Mario Jiménez, a young fisherman, starts working as the poet Pablo Neruda's postman. Through that relationship, Mario draws closer to poetry and experiences a romantic awakening, while Chile is shaken by political changes.
Novel originally titled «Ardiente paciencia», published in 1985. This Spanish-language edition from Plaza & Janés appeared in 1997.
For readers of contemporary fiction and Latin American literature interested in a story about poetry and social transformation.
Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic was a Chilean writer, screenwriter, and director. His novel Ardiente paciencia was the basis for the film Il Postino. In Chile, he was popularly known for hosting a television show on literature and the arts. He served as Chile's ambassador to Germany from 2000 to 2003. In 2014, he was awarded the Chilean National Literature Prize.
