Pedro Lemebel
Pedro Lemebel | |
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| Born | Pedro Segundo Mardones Lemebel 21 November 1952 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | 23 January 2015 (aged 62) Santiago, Chile |
| Occupation | Reporter, performance artist, chronicler |
| Language | Spanish |
| Education | Plastic arts |
| Alma mater | University of Chile |
Pedro Segundo Mardones Lemebel (21 November 1952 – 23 January 2015) was a Chilean essayist, chronicler, performer and novelist. He was openly gay and known for his cutting critique of authoritarianism and for his humorous depiction of Chilean popular culture, from a queer perspective. He was nominated for Chile's National Literature Prize in 2014. He died of laryngeal cancer on 23 January 2015 in Santiago, Chile.