Pedro Lemebel

Pedro Lemebel
BornPedro Segundo Mardones Lemebel
21 November 1952
Santiago, Chile
Died23 January 2015 (aged 62)
Santiago, Chile
OccupationReporter, performance artist, chronicler
LanguageSpanish
EducationPlastic arts
Alma materUniversity 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Grupo Copesa (23 January 2015). "Muere el escritor nacional Pedro Lemebel a los 62 años". latercera.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ A Surreal End for an Unforgettable Queen: Pedro Lemebel, 1952-2015