by Antonio Skármeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788447312191
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«El cartero de Neruda (Ardiente paciencia)» is the novel by Antonio Skármeta, published by RBA in paperback (140 pages, in Spanish).
A young fisherman from Isla Negra starts working as a postman and soon discovers that his only client is Pablo Neruda, the poet who lives in the town. An unexpected friendship grows between them when the postman asks for help winning the woman he loves with verses, in a Chile where political tension is rising.
The novel was originally published in 1985 under the title «Ardiente paciencia»; this Spanish edition is from 1997. It also inspired the film Il Postino and an opera of the same name.
For readers of Latin American fiction and for those who want to discover the story that inspired the film Il Postino.
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.
