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Costa Rican literature has roots in colonization and is marked by European influences. Because Costa Rica is a young country, its literary tradition is also young. The history of Costa Rican literature dates to the end of the 19th century.
Maunrice Eulalee Bernard Little (7 July 1935 – 11 July 2021), known as Eulalia Bernard, was a Costa Rican writer, poet, activist, politician, diplomat, and educator. She is considered in her country as an icon of the African descent culture. [1] Bernard was the first Afro-Costa Rican woman to be published in her country.
LGBTQ literature in Costa Rica (1 C) W. Costa Rican writers (15 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Costa Rican literature" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of ...
Manuel González Zeledón (24 December 1864 – 29 May 1936) was a Costa Rican writer. Writing under the nom-de-plume "Magón", he also worked to promote culture and literature in the country. While his literary output was not prolific, he is remembered for works that serve to cast light on the people and culture of Costa Rica.
Costa Rican short story writers (2 C, 12 P) T. Costa Rican translators (4 P) Pages in category "Costa Rican writers" The following 5 pages are in this category, out ...
Carmen Lyra (January 15, 1887 – May 14, 1949) was the pseudonym of the first prominent female Costa Rican writer, born María Isabel Carvajal Quesada. She was a teacher and founder of the country's first Montessori school. She was a co-founder of the Communist Party of Costa Rica, as well as one of the country's first female worker's unions ...
Fabián Dobles Rodríguez (January 17, 1918 – March 22, 1997) was a Costa Rican writer and left-wing political activist. An author of novels, short stories, poems, and essays, he earned international recognition as an author dealing with the plight of the poor and with social protest.
In Costa Rica, Gutiérrez received the Magón National Prize for Culture, was awarded a chair in the Academia Costarricense de la Lengua (Costa Rican Language Academy), [15] and was named by the newspaper, La Nación, as the most important national literary figure of the twentieth century.