Paul Mendez | |
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 Mendez at the British Library in 2024 | |
| Born | 1982 Dudley, England |
| Occupation | Author |
| Notable works | Rainbow Milk |
Paul Mendez (born in 1982) [1] is a British writer based in London. They wrote the 2020 semi-autobiographical novel Rainbow Milk . [2] [3] [4]
Mendez was born in Dudley, [5] West Midlands to a second generation Jamaican-British family and raised as a Jehovah's Witness. [1] Disfellowshipped for their sexuality, [5] Mendez left their parents' house at age seventeen and began their studies in engineering at the University of Greenwich. Mendez dropped out after nine months but remained in Tonbridge before moving to Birmingham in 2003 and then London in 2004 to study acting. They became a sex worker. [6]
In 2012, Mendez met Sharmaine Lovegrove at a party and when she became a publisher at Dialogue Books, Mendez sent her the manuscript which would become their debut novel Rainbow Milk , released in 2020. [6]
Mendez lives in Hampstead. They have been in a relationship with novelist Alan Hollinghurst since 2018. [7]
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