"A jewel of a story." The New Yorker The unforgettable inspiration for the Academy Awardwinning Il Postino, this classic novel established Antonio Skßrmeta's reputation as one of the most representative authors of the post-boom generation in contemporary Latin American letters (Christian Science Monitor). Boisterously funny and passionate, The Postman tells of young love ignited by the poetry of Pablo Neruda. Set in the colorful, ebullient years preceding the Pinochet dictatorship in Chile, the book has been translated into nearly twenty-five languages around the world. .
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Review:
A tender book about a simple man and what he learns about poetry, love, politics and life from his friend Pablo Neruda.
About the Author:
Antonio Skármeta achieved worldwide renown with The Postman (Il Postino). His fiction has since received dozens of awards and has been translated into nearly thirty languages worldwide. He lives in Santiago, Chile.
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- PublisherMiramax
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0786881275
- ISBN 13 9780786881277
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages118
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