Max Jiménez, one of Costa Rica

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's important early writers, was born in San José, Costa Rica

San José, Costa Rica

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 in 1900. His literary works include novels, short stories

Short Stories

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, essays and poetry

Poetry

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, but he is best known for his novel El Jaul (1937), which tells a series of events in an agricultural community in Costa Rica

Costa Rica

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, though the events transcend the country itself. His works were largely discredited during his lifetime. He died in 1947 in Buenos Aires

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, Argentina

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Published works

• Ensayos (1926)
• Unos fantoches-- (1928)
• Gleba (1929)
• Sonaja (1930)
• ... Quijongo (1933)
• ... Revenar. Maderas del autor (1936)
• El domador de pulgas (1936)
• El jaul, novela (1937)
• Candelillas (1978)
• Obra literaria de Max Jiménez / editado por Stvdivm Generale Costarricense. (1984) ISBN 9977630100
• Max Jiménez / estudio y compilación de Alfonso Chase. (2000) ISBN 9968310719
• Toda la poesía: poesía 1929-1936 / Selección y prólogo Alfonso Chase. (2000) ISBN 9977651833
• Obra literaria / Compilador, Alvaro Quesada Soto. (2004) ISBN 997767857X

Criticism

• Max Jiménez: catálogo razonado / Floria A. Barrionuevo Ch-A., Mariá Enriqueta Guardia Y. (1999)
• Max Jiménez: aproximaciones críticas / compilador, Álvaro Quesada Soto. (1999) ISBN 9977675694