by Antonio Skármeta · Planeta DeAgostini · tapa dura · ISBN 9788467408591
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«El cartero de Neruda (Ardiente paciencia)» is the novel by Antonio Skármeta, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardback (144 pages, in Spanish).
In Isla Negra, Mario Jiménez, a young fisherman, becomes a postman and his only client is Pablo Neruda. His friendship with Neruda transforms Mario's life and reveals to him the value of words and poetry; amid letters, love and politics, the story shows how literature can change people.
The novel was originally published in 1985 as «Ardiente paciencia»; this edition belongs to the collection «Los grandes autores de la Narrativa Actual».
For readers of fiction and Latin American literature who enjoy stories about writers and the transformative power of poetry.
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.
