My Tender Matador - Pedro Lemebel But this coffee shop offers

But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time

these pages are illuminated by the enduring courage and passionate sense of justice of an extraordinary woman

Translator: Anthony Briggs

and it will take a genius to understand the genius behind this particular crime

My Tender Matador - Pedro Lemebel But this coffee shop offersIt is spring 1986 and Santiago's streets are aflame with protests against the dictator Augusto Pinochet. From her lavishly decorated hovel, the Queen of the Corner embroiders linen for the wealthy, dreams of romance and listens to boleros to drown out the rioting and gunshots. When handsome young macho Carlos waltzes into her life, the ageing queer swiftly agrees to help with his clandestine activities. As a strange connection blooms, their fates