Actor · Novel
Born Jul 11, 1950 · Talca, Maule, Chile
Active 2007–present · Awards: Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Alfaguara Prize, Yasnaya Polyana Literary Award, National Prize for Literature (Chile)
Hernán Rivera Letelier is a Chilean novelist. Until the age of 11 he lived in the Algorta saltpeter mining town, in the north of Chile. When it was closed down, he and his family moved to Antofagasta, where his mother died.