The Madwoman of Gandoca
About the book
The novel draws on the author’s struggle to protect the Gandoca wildlife refuge from destruction.
Original title: La loca de Gandoca
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Costa Rica
Rossi offers an entry through the conflict between environmental protection and development. Duncan examines Afro-Costa Rican history and identity in two novels published together. Lyra joins folktale and satire with social criticism. Odio opens another, poetic route, from short visionary works to a multivolume poem about creation.
WHERE TO START
- The Madwoman of GandocaAnacristina Rossi
- Quince Duncan’s Weathered Men and The Four MirrorsQuince Duncan
- The Subversive Voice of Carmen Lyra: Selected WorksCarmen Lyra
Books to begin with
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Quince Duncan’s Weathered Men and The Four Mirrors
About the book
This edition of two complete novels examines Afro-Costa Rican identity, racism and historical exclusion.
EnglishTranslation
Quince Duncan’s Weathered Men and The Four Mirrors
Palgrave Macmillan
Edition source ↗The Subversive Voice of Carmen Lyra: Selected Works
About the book
This selection of folktales, stories and satire joins oral tradition with social criticism.
EnglishTranslation
The Subversive Voice of Carmen Lyra: Selected Works
University Press of Florida
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Territory of Dawn: The Selected Poems of Eunice Odio
About the book
This bilingual poetry selection reveals an intense imagination centred on the body, desire and the power of language.
EnglishTranslation
Territory of Dawn: The Selected Poems of Eunice Odio
Bitter Oleander Press
Edition source ↗The Fire’s Journey
About the book
This epic poem, translated in four volumes, explores creation and the generative power of language.
Original title: El tránsito de fuego
A Message from Rosa
About the book
Linked stories trace the African diaspora’s resistance to slavery and racism.
There Never Was a Once Upon a Time
About the book
A collection of stories by the Costa Rican author, translated by Linda Britt.
EnglishTranslation
There Never Was a Once Upon a Time
Latin American Literary Review Press
Edition source ↗Context and sources
Sources on authors and their connections to this country. Specific edition details appear beside each book. Polish and English originals are not labelled as translations.
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