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Original Title:	Ardiente paciencia
ISBN:	0786881275 (ISBN13: 9780786881277)
Edition Language:	English

The Postman Paperback | Pages: 128 pages

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Title	:	The Postman
Author	:	Antonio Skármeta
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 128 pages
Published	:	June 1st 1995 by Miramax Books (first published 1985)
Categories	:	Fiction. Romance. Novels. European Literature. Spanish Literature. Literature. Cultural. Latin American. Classics

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The Postman (Il Postino) is a bittersweet tale of first love ignited by the power and passion of Pablo Neruda's timeless poetry. Unlike the other men of his village, Mario balks at the prospect of life as a fisherman, choosing instead to become the postman for a beautiful island, just off the mainland. Although the island has a number of inhabitants, Mario has only one postal customer, the only literate resident, who is also Chile's most beloved poet, Pablo Neruda, who is living in exile. The friendship between the postman and the poet blossoms, Mario begs Neruda for advice on how best to woo the voluptuous young barmaid, Beatriz, with whom Mario has fallen in love. As Neruda tutors him in the finer lessons of love, Mario discovers that he too has a gift for poetry. Soon the island air is thick with the exchange of sensuous metaphors.

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For sheer beauty of language, this slim volume gets 5 stars. The translation lost nothing for me, as it told the story of the young postman, Mario Jimenez who becomes a postman with only one customer--the great poet Pablo Neruda. Neruda teaches young Mario the language of love (metaphors) and he wins the love of Beatriz, despite her mother's attempts to thwart him. At times hilarious and touching, this simple tale told against the backdrop of the 1973 coup is thought provoking and powerful. I

The title was what made me reach out for this book. It intrigued me. A novel about a young fisherman that decides to quit his previous job to become Pablo Nerudas postman? Well, count me in!I am so glad I decided to bring this little treasure home! What a charming little book! The writing style is almost as original as the story itself. Oh, and the metaphors! I always loved a good metaphor and this book is all but a metaphor in itself!P.S. I really liked the way Pablo Neruda was portrayed. Quite

This was such a ridiculous book that could have been interesting if things were done differently.How would one silly teenage postman catch the attention and win the trust of a man such as Pablo Neruda all of a sudden?Ok, he was annoyingly persistent in his goal of talking to the poet, but so what? I would think it would take a bit more, such as Neruda seeing him as a kindred soul of sorts or maybe being reminded of his young self.No luck there. Mario was amazingly childish, boring and dumb. All

'At dawn, armed with burning patience, we shall enter the splendid cities.' . . . Thus poetry will not have sung in vain.

Readathon Category #56: A book by a South American author

In a word, lite. Filled with good thoughts, superficial accounts, and fun stereotypes, I suppose it's mildly entertaining and happily confirms your worldview if you shared it going in. Poetry is awesome, makes you better, helps to win the wimmins. Green ink is nice, and so is communism, except when it isn't. Military coups suck.

Happy New Year 2020 to all my good reads friends. For the second year in a row I have set my goodreads reading challenge to one book. Reading is supposed to be fun and provide an escape from whatever is going on in ones life at the moment. Even a lengthy nonfiction history book when told by a master can read like a story and can lead to hours of joyful reading. I want my reading to be stress free and not a slave to a challenge that tells me that I am either ten books behind or ahead of schedule.