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Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion has been compiled in an attempt to provide tourists with a different perspective on the country. Each of the twenty-six remarkable stories in this collection has been selected to reflect the geographical area in which it is set. (Though Costa Rica is only about half the size of Ireland, it is wonderfully diverse.) Story settings range from the high valleys of the central plateau to the flatlands of the Caribbean coast to the plains of Guanacaste. A typical guidebook will instruct visitors on the politics, history, culture, economy, and ethnicity of a country, but only fiction can portray its soul. After reading the stories contained in this literary companion, travelers to Costa Rica will no doubt view this Central American nation with whole new eyes.
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Northern Zone:
Carmen Naranjo "Believe It or Not"
Jose Leon Sanchez "The Girl Who Came from the Moon"
Mario Gonzalez Feo "Bucho Vargas, Healer and Medicine Man"
San Jose and the Central Valley:
Yolanda Oreamuno "The Lizard with the White Belly"
Rima de Vallbona "The Chumico Tree"
Fabian Dobles "The Tagua Tree"
Samuel Rovinski "The Adventure"
Fernando Duran Ayanegui "Monday"
Alfonso Chase "Faust in Hatillo"
Guanacaste:
Rima de Vallbona "Mystery Stone"
Southern Pacific Coast
Carlos Salazar Herrera "The Bongo"
Alfonso Chase "She Wore a Bikini"
Southern Zone:
Carlos Salazar Herrera "The Carbonero"
Atlantic Zone:
Fabian Dobles "The Diary"
Carlos Luis Fallas "In the Shadow of the Banana Tree"
Quince Duncan "The Oropendolas"
Abel Pacheco From "Deeper Than Skin"
Julieta Pinto "The Blue Fish"
Costa Rica:
Yolanda Oreamuno "The Spirit of My Land"
Carmen Lyra "Pastor's Ten Little Old Men"
Joaquin Gutierrez "A Leaf of Air"
Max Jimenez "The Palmitero"
Louis Ducoudray "Here"
Uriel Quesada "We Have Brought You the Sea"
Alfredo Aguilar "Mint Flowers"
Carmen Naranjo "When New Flowers Bloomed"
Northern Zone:
Carmen Naranjo "Believe It or Not"
Jose Leon Sanchez "The Girl Who Came from the Moon"
Mario Gonzalez Feo "Bucho Vargas, Healer and Medicine Man"
San Jose and the Central Valley:
Yolanda Oreamuno "The Lizard with the White Belly"
Rima de Vallbona "The Chumico Tree"
Fabian Dobles "The Tagua Tree"
Samuel Rovinski "The Adventure"
Fernando Duran Ayanegui "Monday"
Alfonso Chase "Faust in Hatillo"
Guanacaste:
Rima de Vallbona "Mystery Stone"
Southern Pacific Coast
Carlos Salazar Herrera "The Bongo"
Alfonso Chase "She Wore a Bikini"
Southern Zone:
Carlos Salazar Herrera "The Carbonero"
Atlantic Zone:
Fabian Dobles "The Diary"
Carlos Luis Fallas "In the Shadow of the Banana Tree"
Quince Duncan "The Oropendolas"
Abel Pacheco From "Deeper Than Skin"
Julieta Pinto "The Blue Fish"
Costa Rica:
Yolanda Oreamuno "The Spirit of My Land"
Carmen Lyra "Pastor's Ten Little Old Men"
Joaquin Gutierrez "A Leaf of Air"
Max Jimenez "The Palmitero"
Louis Ducoudray "Here"
Uriel Quesada "We Have Brought You the Sea"
Alfredo Aguilar "Mint Flowers"
Carmen Naranjo "When New Flowers Bloomed"
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Don't leave home without it,
By Georgina M Schrock (Spokane, Washington) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Paperback)
A fascinating variety of styles and topics. We especially enjoyed the way the stories are arranged, by region. Sleepy, pick a short story. If you wonder what it might be like to labor with a machete or to live in a small house in the jungle. If you want to know what it might be like to be the only white girl, or the only brown boy. Read this. This book will change the way you see the uniformed schoolchildren, the mysterious round rocks, the lizards... There is more to Costa Rica than identifying birds and eating mangoes.
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¡Pura Vida! A Superb Insight into the Soul of Costa Rica,
By matthew@bowlby.com (Minneapolis, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Paperback)
This small compilation of short stories was a priceless companion on my trip to Costa Rica. The philosophy of the "Traveler's Literary Companion" series is terrific: one of the best ways to really understand a country and its culture is through that country's literature. I highly recommend this book for anyone planning a trip to Costa Rica, or just curious about this glorious and inviting place. ¡Pura Vida y Tuanis!
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Open up the country.....,
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This review is from: Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion (Paperback)
The two most invaluable books I read prior to vactioning in Costa Rica were this one, and a social history with magnificent photos called, "Costa Rica: The Last Country the Gods Made."The funny thing is that they compliment each other almost exactly in their selection of the geographical areas in Costa Rica that they both chose to explore; so you can read the essay, "Travels from the Interior" in "Last Country" then read the corresponding short story set in the highlands of the central plateau in "Literary Companion"! I read both books alternating back and forth like that....talk about opening up the country before your eyes!
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