by Antonio Skármeta · Distribooks Inc · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788484502975
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«La boda del poeta» is the novel by Antonio Skármeta, published by Debolsillo in paperback (312 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Jerónimo Franck, an Austrian banker who settles on a small Adriatic island and reopens the great store El Europeo. His planned wedding to Alia Emar is disrupted by the tragic legend of the former owner and by Esteban Coppeta's love for Alia, in a story that blends intrigue, humour and a satirical look at pre-war Europe.
Originally published in 1999, this paperback edition is part of the Biblioteca Antonio Skármeta collection, number 6.
For readers interested in contemporary Chilean fiction and in intrigue novels with a European historical setting.
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.
