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Loading... The Postmanpor Antonio Skármeta
When I read a novel, I want to be rock thrown *kerplunk* into the story, totally immersed. Reading this book I felt like a stone the author was skimming across the surface of the story. The metaphors were fun, but overall I was bored because I felt like I wasn't being allowed in. A charming little book, with its dark political side. But mainly it's about poetry and the magic of language, as experienced by Pablo Neruda's postman. Made into a great Italian movie. Quirky, lyrically written, and intriguing, based on poet Pablo Neruda's sojourn in Italy. A love story - and how! Like a modern Cyrano Bergerac, an un-named poet living in the Italian countryside teaches a young postman how to write beautiful prose to woo the woman of his dreams. What begins as such an idyllic and romantic story ends so sadly - the presence of fascist oppression is only ever a post-script away. |
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De betovering zakt wat weg naar het einde toe, wanneer zowel het land (Chili) als het verhaal beginnen te lijden onder de politieke instabiliteit; maar het verhaal blijft - dankzij de aanwezigheid van Neruda* - overeind.
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