Award
Anna Seghers Prize
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Pedro Lemebel
1952-11-21 – 2015-01-23
Life & Legacy
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.
Occupation & Career
writer, plastic artist, performance artist, LGBTQ rights activist, novelist, artist
Education
Instituto Pedagógico; Liceo Manuel Barros Borgoño
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Anna Seghers Prize; Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso; Guggenheim Fellowship; My Tender Matador
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Anna Seghers Prize · Guggenheim Fellowship · Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso
Organizations & Memberships
Chilean Writers' Society
Notable Work
My Tender Matador
Education & Institutions
Instituto Pedagógico · Liceo Manuel Barros Borgoño
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Premio Iberoamericano de Letras José Donoso
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q432239 · wikidata
Award
Guggenheim Fellowship
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q432239 · wikidata
Family Father
Pedro Mardones Paredes
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q432239 · wikidata
Family Mother
Violeta Elena Lemebel
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q432239 · wikidata
Notable Work
My Tender Matador
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q432239 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q432239 — wikidata View source
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