ANTONIO SKÁRMETA
The best-selling novel, and recent Academy Award nominated motion picture, tells a tender story of friendship between a simple fisherman turned mailman and legendary poet Pablo Neruda. Through this original and seductive plot, acclaimed Chilean author Antonio Skarmeta gives an intense portrait of the convulsive decade of the '70's in Chile, as well as a captivating love story and a poetic recreation of Pable Neruda's life.