by Antonio Skármeta · Seuil · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782020481694
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«Une ardente patience» is the novel by Antonio Skármeta, published by Seuil in paperback (160 pages, in French).
On the Chilean coast of Isla Negra, the postman Mario Jiménez has a single client: the poet Pablo Neruda. To win over Beatriz, the daughter of the innkeeper, Mario asks Neruda to teach him to handle words and metaphor. From that relationship is born a friendship that Pinochet's military coup will put to the test.
The novel was originally published as «Ardiente paciencia» (1985), translated into French by François Maspero; it inspired the film «Il postino», with Massimo Troisi and Philippe Noiret.
For readers of Latin American literature and for those who want to discover the novel behind 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.
