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Burning Patience

novel by Skármeta

Also known as: “Ardiente paciencia”

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In Antonio Skármeta
He followed these with Ardiente paciencia, a novel that tells the story of an extraordinary friendship that develops between the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, living in exile, and his postman. Ardiente paciencia subsequently became Skármeta’s most popular work. It was translated into 20 languages and was adapted for the…
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