Elisa Lerner
Elisa Lerner | |
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Lerner in 2013 | |
| Born | 6 June 1932 Valencia, Venezuela |
| Died | 24 November 2024 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Playwright, essayist |
| Notable works | Yo amo a Columbo (1979) |
Elisa Lerner Nagler (6 June 1932 – 24 November 2024) was a Venezuelan playwright and essayist. Among her works are the plays: Vida con mamá and En el vasto silencio de Manhattan; the essays volume Yo amo a Columbo o la pasión dispersa and the chronicle books: Carriel para la fiesta and Crónicas ginecológicas. In 1999, she was awarded the National Prize for Literature.
Lerner died on 24 November 2024, at the age of 92.