A Last Supper of Queer Apostles: Selected Essays by Pedro Lemebel (English) Pape

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE A Last Supper of Queer Apostles by Pedro Lemebel, Gwendolyn Harper, Idra Novey Searingly political, extravagantly stylish dispatches from the margins by a queer Latin American icon, in English for the first timeWhen everyone who has treated him like dirt is lost in the cesspit or in nothingness, Pedro Lemebel will still be a star Roberto Bolano"I speak from my difference" wrote Pedro Lemebel, the Chilean writer who became an icon of resistance and queer transgression across Latin America. His innovative essays-known as cronicas-combine memoir, reportage, history and fiction to bring visibility and dignity to the lives of sexual minorities, the poor and the powerless.In a baroque, freewheeling style that fused political urgency with playfulness, resistance with camp, Lemebel shone a light on lives and events that many wanted to suppress: the glitzy literary salon held above a torture chamber, the queer sex and community that bloomed in Santiagos hidden corners and the last days of trans sex workers dying of AIDS, each cast in the starring role of her own private tragedy.As Chile emerged from Pinochets brutal dictatorship into a flawed democracy, Lemebel re-wrote the countrys history from the margins, and today his subversive voice echoes around the world.________He speaks brilliantly for a difference that refuses to disappear Garth GreenwellPedro Lemebel is alive! And I am in love Keith RidgwayA truly astonishing body of work Lauren John JosephA truly sensational addition to our collective heritage Neil Bartlett FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Pedro Lemebel (1952-2015) is considered one of the most important queer writers of twentieth-century Latin America and was also an activist and a performance artist. Born in Santiago, Chile, he became a renowned voice of Latin American counterculture during the Pinochet dictatorship and its aftermath. He received Chiles Jose Donoso Prize and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He is best known for his cronicas and one novel, My Tender Matador, which has been translated into more than a dozen languages and was adapted in 2020 into a critically acclaimed film by Chilean director Rodrigo Sepulveda.Gwendolyn Harper won a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship and a Work in Progress grant from the Robert B. Silvers Foundation for A Last Supper of Queer Apostles. She holds an MFA from Brown University. Review Lemebel doesnt have to write poetry to be the best poet of my generation... When everyone who has treated him like dirt is lost in the cesspit or in nothingness, Pedro Lemebel will still be a star - Roberto BolanoHe speaks brilliantly for a difference that refuses to disappear - Garth GreenwellLemebels critique of the western colonisation of sexual identity was almost as vicious as it was of the Pinochet dictatorship - ObserverPedro Lemebels writing is a remarkable and radically uncompromising chronicle of queer life in anti-queer times. As such, its time is now. It is beautifully loyal to queer Santiago, queer Chile; to Chilean queers under the dictatorship, during the AIDS catastrophe, through the unrelenting poverty of neoliberalism. Such loyalty might exclude an anglophone reader. But Gwendolyn Harpers translation is astoundingly good. It allowed me to feel that I was being spoken to directly. And to know that Lemebels personality, his poetry, his love, his grief, his anger, his generosity, his voice, are all still with us, and still true. Pedro Lemebel is alive! And I am in love - Keith Ridgway, author of A ShockThis book reminds me of Jean Genet, of the late great Juan Goytisolo - of everything that I love about truly queer writing. It shares their rage, their laughter, their fierceness and their courage. A truly sensational addition to our collective heritage - Neil Bartlett, author of Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall Details ISBN1782278249 Author Idra Novey Publisher Pushkin Press ISBN-13 9781782278245 Format Paperback Imprint Pushkin Press Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Spanish Translator Gwendolyn Harper Birth 1861 Death 1928 Affiliation Georgetown University Law Center, USA Position Author Qualifications MSW, PhD Year 2024 AU Release Date 2024-02-01 Audience General Subtitle Selected Essays Pages 272 Publication Date 2024-05-23 UK Release Date 2024-05-23 NZ Release Date 2024-09-02 Language English ISBN-10 1782278249 DEWEY 864.64 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:161403592;

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