Any Interesting Novels About Costa Rica and Central America?
Nov 11th, 2008, 01:42 PM
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Costa Rica Leisure and Fiction Books
Costa Rica Leisure Reading: Fiction & Non Fiction ... Assault on Paradise: A Novel. rated 4.5 toucans by Costa-Rica-guide.com ...
costa-rica-guide.com/Books/Leisure.html - 39k
Costa Rica Leisure Reading: Fiction & Non Fiction ... Assault on Paradise: A Novel. rated 4.5 toucans by Costa-Rica-guide.com ...
costa-rica-guide.com/Books/Leisure.html - 39k
Nov 11th, 2008, 01:46 PM
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I brought along Paul Theroux's Old Patagonian Express, a journey through the Americas via train. He has favorable things to say about CR although the book isn't entirely about CR as he describes his experiences in each country he visited from Mexico to Argentina.
Nov 11th, 2008, 02:53 PM
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Canadian authir William Deverell who winters in Costa Rica has some of his novels set in Costa Rica
http://deverell.com/falcon-reviews.php
The Ticos: Culture and Social Change in Costa Rica by Richard and Mavis Biesanz is portrait of the Costa Rican people, their culture, history and society. The Biesanz family have been long time residents in CR
If you want Central America in general, there is a book based int Guatemala which I read a few years ago and enjoyed: The Long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman.
Its sort of a mystery with lots of politcal and local background.
You can find it on googlebooks
http://tinyurl.com/55rwpl
here is a review.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311220,00.html
raquel
http://deverell.com/falcon-reviews.php
The Ticos: Culture and Social Change in Costa Rica by Richard and Mavis Biesanz is portrait of the Costa Rican people, their culture, history and society. The Biesanz family have been long time residents in CR
If you want Central America in general, there is a book based int Guatemala which I read a few years ago and enjoyed: The Long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman.
Its sort of a mystery with lots of politcal and local background.
You can find it on googlebooks
http://tinyurl.com/55rwpl
here is a review.
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,311220,00.html
raquel
Nov 11th, 2008, 04:29 PM
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I agree with Raquel's recommendation of "The Ticos: Culture and Social Change in Costa Rica." It's the best of the several outsider's perspectives on the country.
Mavis Biesanz, the principal author, died recently.
She was a long-time resident of Costa Rica.
Mavis Biesanz, the principal author, died recently.
She was a long-time resident of Costa Rica.
