Joaquín Gutiérrez
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Joaquín Gutiérrez is an emblematic figure of Costa Rica
n literature, being one of the most internationally known of its authors. He was a member of the Academia Costarricense de la Lengua, and won the Premio Nacional de Cultura, the top literary award in his country. The University of Costa Rica gave him the Honoris Causa doctorate in recognition to his contribution to national culture. Furthermore, La Nación
, the most important newspaper in the nation, named him the most important literary figure of the century in 1999.
He was candidate to the Vicepresidency of the Nation in two elections. His bronze statue is exhibited permanently in the National Theater.
He published six novels: "Manglar", Puerto Limón, La Hoja de Aire, Cocorí
, "Murámonos Federico" and "Te Acordás, Hermano?".
Gutiérrez was also a poet; his poetry was published in the books "Poesía", "Jicaral" and "Te Conozco Mascarita". Of his many travels he wrote four journals: "Del Mapocho al Vístula", "La URSS Tal Cual", "Crónicas de Otro Mundo" and "Vietnam: Crónicas de Guerra". The author was also responsible for important translations of Shakespeare's plays into Spanish: King Lear
, Hamlet
, Macbeth
and Julius Caesar
, published several times in many Latin countries. In China he also translated works by Mao Zedong
and Lu Sün.
Puerto Limón, La Hoja de Aire and Cocorí
were his most popular works, translated into twelve languages, and winning him prizes in Chile, Cuba, Nicaragua, Poland and Costa Rica.
He is the grandfather of director Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez
.
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Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
n literature, being one of the most internationally known of its authors. He was a member of the Academia Costarricense de la Lengua, and won the Premio Nacional de Cultura, the top literary award in his country. The University of Costa Rica gave him the Honoris Causa doctorate in recognition to his contribution to national culture. Furthermore, La Nación
La Nación
La Nación is an Argentine daily newspaper. The country's leading conservative paper, the centrist Clarín is its main competitor. It is the only newspaper in Argentina still published in broadsheet format.-Overview:...
, the most important newspaper in the nation, named him the most important literary figure of the century in 1999.
He was candidate to the Vicepresidency of the Nation in two elections. His bronze statue is exhibited permanently in the National Theater.
He published six novels: "Manglar", Puerto Limón, La Hoja de Aire, Cocorí
Cocorí
Cocorí is Costa Rican author Joaquín Gutiérrez's most popular children's book, perhaps only topped by La Hoja de Aire. Published in 1947, the short novel ranks among the most outstanding children's stories in Costa Rica, and is mandatory reading in all primary schools...
, "Murámonos Federico" and "Te Acordás, Hermano?".
Gutiérrez was also a poet; his poetry was published in the books "Poesía", "Jicaral" and "Te Conozco Mascarita". Of his many travels he wrote four journals: "Del Mapocho al Vístula", "La URSS Tal Cual", "Crónicas de Otro Mundo" and "Vietnam: Crónicas de Guerra". The author was also responsible for important translations of Shakespeare's plays into Spanish: King Lear
King Lear
King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The title character descends into madness after foolishly disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological...
, Hamlet
Hamlet
The Tragical History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, or more simply Hamlet, is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601...
, Macbeth
Macbeth
The Tragedy of Macbeth is a play by William Shakespeare about a regicide and its aftermath. It is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy and is believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607...
and Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
Gaius Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman and a distinguished writer of Latin prose. He played a critical role in the gradual transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire....
, published several times in many Latin countries. In China he also translated works by Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong, also transliterated as Mao Tse-tung , and commonly referred to as Chairman Mao , was a Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution...
and Lu Sün.
Puerto Limón, La Hoja de Aire and Cocorí
Cocorí
Cocorí is Costa Rican author Joaquín Gutiérrez's most popular children's book, perhaps only topped by La Hoja de Aire. Published in 1947, the short novel ranks among the most outstanding children's stories in Costa Rica, and is mandatory reading in all primary schools...
were his most popular works, translated into twelve languages, and winning him prizes in Chile, Cuba, Nicaragua, Poland and Costa Rica.
He is the grandfather of director Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez
Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez
Ishtar Yasin Gutierrez was born in 1968 in Moscow, Russia to an Iraqi father and Chilean-Costa Rican mother She is a director and scriptwriter.Director of El Camino, a film designed for the Latin American cinema, was described as an "impressive debut", shot in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and...
.
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