Néstor Perlongher
Néstor Osvaldo Perlongher (Avellaneda, 25 December 1949 – São Paulo, 26 November 1992) was an Argentine poet and anthropologist. He graduated and completed his degree in sociology; he moved to São Paulo, where he graduated from the University of Campinas with a Master of Social Anthropology; where he was appointed professor in 1985. His work appeared in the El Porteño, Alfonsina, Last Kingdom and Poetry Journal.
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Néstor Perlongher

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- Name
- Néstor Osvaldo Perlongher
- Born
- 25 December 1949
- Birthplace
- Avellaneda, Argentina
- Died
- 26 November 1992
- Place of death
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Occupation
- Poet
- Nationality
- Argentina · Brazil
- Fields
- creative and professional writing · poetry · sociology · social anthropology
- Education
- University of Campinas · University of Buenos Aires
- Honours
- Guggenheim Fellowship
- Languages
- Spanish · Portuguese
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Néstor Osvaldo Perlongher (Avellaneda, 25 December 1949 – São Paulo, 26 November 1992) was an Argentine poet and anthropologist. He graduated and completed his degree in sociology; he moved to São Paulo, where he graduated from the University of Campinas with a Master of Social Anthropology; where he was appointed professor in 1985. His work appeared in the El Porteño, Alfonsina, Last Kingdom and Poetry Journal.
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Biography
He was active in the Frente de Liberación Homosexual. He died of AIDS in São Paulo.
Néstor Perlongher studied at University of Campinas and University of Buenos Aires. The recorded working language is Spanish and Portuguese. The field of work recorded is creative and professional writing, poetry and sociology. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are essay. Employment is recorded with University of Campinas. Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship.

El escritor y activista argentino Néstor Osvaldo Perlongher.
Néstor Perlongher, el poeta arengador anarco-queer

El poeta y ensayista argentino Néstor Perlongher en septiembre de 1988.
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Key facts
• Name — Néstor Osvaldo Perlongher • Born — 25 December 1949 • Birthplace — Avellaneda, Argentina • Died — 26 November 1992 • Place of death — São Paulo, Brazil • Occupation — Poet • Period — 1967–1992 • Genre — Poetry, essay and short story
Works
Works
• Austria-Hungría (Buenos Aires, Tierra Baldía, 1980). • Alambres (Buenos Aires, Último Reino, 1987; Premio "Boris Vian" de Literatura Argentina). • Hule (Buenos Aires, Último Reino, 1989). • Parque Lezama (Buenos Aires, Sudamericana, 1990). • Aguas aéreas (Buenos Aires, Último Reino, 1990). • El chorreo de las iluminaciones (Caracas, Pequeña Venecia, 1992). • Poemas completos: 1980-1992, Buenos Aires: Planeta, 1997; Grupo Editorial Planeta S.A.I.C./Seix Barral, 2003,.
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
• Prosa plebeya, Editors Christian Ferrer, Osvaldo Baigorria, Ediciones Colihue SRL, 1997,. • Papeles insumisos, Editor Reynaldo Jiménez, Santiago Arcos, 2004,. • El negocio del deseo: la prostitución masculina en San Pablo, Paidós, 1999,. • La prostitución masculina, Ediciones de la Urraca, 1993,. • El Fantasma del SIDA, Puntosur, 1988.
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Avellaneda.
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São Paulo.
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Awards
• 1993 Guggenheim Fellowship.
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