Luis Sepúlveda
Chilean writer (1949–2026)
- Born
- 4 October 1949, Ovalle
- Died
- 16 April 2020, aged 70
- Birth name
- Luis Sepulveda Diaz
Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura (October 4, 1949 – April 16, 2020) was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda authored numerous poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, the language in which he wrote his first novel, El viejo que leía novelas de amor.
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