The Postman (Il Postino)

Description

The unforgettable inspiration for the Academy Award-winning Il Postino, this classic novel established Antonio Skármeta’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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Antonio Skármeta,Katherine Silver (Translator)
Published: 02/17/2008
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN: 9780393330397
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 0.32″ H x 8.22″ L x 5.52″ W

About the Author
Silver, Katherine: – Katherine Silver’s award-winning translations include works by María Sonia Cristoff, Daniel Sada, César Aira, Julio Cortázar, Juan Carlos Onetti, and Julio Ramón Ribeyro. The author of Echo Under Story, she volunteers as an interpreter for asylum seekers.Skármeta, Antonio: – Antonio Skármeta (1940–2024) achieved worldwide renown with The Postman (Il Postino). His fiction received dozens of awards and has been translated into nearly thirty languages worldwide.