Antonio Skármeta
Chilean writer and ambassador (1940-2024) · Chile · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
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.
Antonio Skármeta is read about 79 times a day, in 29 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 109 days, one point a day.
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2024Died15 October 20242014National Prize for Literature (Chile)Award2004Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis für Kinder- und JugendbücherAward2003José María Arguedas PrizeAwardPremio Planeta de NovelaAward2002Goethe MedalAward2001Jane Addams Children's Book AwardAwardPrix Médicis étrangerAward2000Américas AwardAward1940Born7 November 1940
People around Antonio
Close ties
Peter Lilienthal Directed La Victoria (1973)
Massimo Troisi Directed The Postman (1994)
Fernando Trueba Directed The Dancer and the Thief (2009)
Pablo Larraín Produced Burning Patience (2022)
Michael Radford Directed The Postman (1994)
Selton Mello Directed The Movie of My Life (2017)
Luis Gnecco Antonio wrote No and The Dancer and the Thief
Vittorio Cecchi Gori Produced The Postman (1994)
Gloria Münchmeyer Directed The Dancer and the Thief (2009)- Joachim von Vietinghoff Produced The Uprising (1980)
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Awards
About this person
In 2014, he was awarded the Chilean National Literature Prize.
Country
Chile
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1940 to 2024 · aged 83
