by Antonio Skármeta · Círculo de Lectores · tapa dura · ISBN 9788422681298
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«La boda del poeta» is the novel by Chilean writer Antonio Skármeta, published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (303 pages, in Spanish).
The novel is set in a small town in Chile and follows a young poet in his relationship with the local inhabitants. Through everyday life and personal relationships, the story addresses love, friendship, politics, and the cultural identity of a rural community.
Winner of the Altazor Prize for Narrative 2000 and the Prix Médicis étranger 2001, it was also nominated for the Grinzane Cavour Prize for Foreign Fiction.
Work aimed at readers of literary fiction and those interested in Latin American narrative.
Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic was a Chilean writer, screenwriter, and director. His novel Ardiente paciencia was the basis for the film Il Postino. In Chile, he was popularly known for hosting a television show on literature and the arts. He served as Chile's ambassador to Germany from 2000 to 2003. In 2014, he was awarded the Chilean National Literature Prize.
