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The story opens in June, 1969 in the little village of Isla Negra, off the coast of Chile. Mario Jiménez, a timid teenager, rejects the profession of his father, a fisherman, and instead takes a job as the local postman.
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About the book
- Author
- Antonio Skármeta
- First published
- 1985
- Pages
- 123
- Publisher
- Editorial Sudamerciana, Ediciones del Norte, W.W. Norton & Co.
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English, Spanish
- ISBN
- 9780393330397
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