The Postman of Neruda

Full of boundless love for life, sparkling metaphors, humor, and quiet sadness, this novel is like a sip of sunshine, which is sometimes so lacking on a gray weekday.

In a tiny village by the shores of the Pacific Ocean lives in exile the famous Chilean poet Pablo Neruda. He is the only recipient of letters in Isla Negra and the sole client of the young postman Mario Jimenez, who earns just enough from his humble work to buy movie tickets.

The great poet and the boy postman — what could they possibly have in common? But Pablo Neruda and Mario Jimenez quickly become friends, united by their love for how poetry penetrates our world. And in his humanity, Neruda teaches the boy not only how to view reality through the prism of metaphors but also how to win the heart of the charmingly beautiful Beatriz.

Already a modern classic, Antonio Skarmeta's novel served as the basis for the Oscar-winning film "Il Postino", directed by Michael Radford. For the first time since its publication in 1985, "The Postman of Neruda" is being published in Russian.