Alfonso Chase (born 1944) is a contemporary Costa Rican author.

Biography

Alfonso Chase was born in Cartago, Costa Rica in 1944. He was educated in Costa Rica,

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and the

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, and he began his career in

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in 1965. He has received numerous awards for his writing, including the

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twice (1967 and 1995), the Premio Nacional de la Novela (1968) and the Premio Nacional de Cuento (1975); he has also been awarded the Premio Carmen Lyra, de Literatura Infantil y Juvenil for

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(1978). As well as representing Costa Rica in several international committees, he founded the Department of Publications of Costa Rica's

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in 1970. He has worked at the

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in Heredia since 1974, and was named

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in Residence at the

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- Fayetteville in the

in 1991–1992.

Bibliography

* Los reinos de mi mundo (poetry, 1966) * Arbol del tiempo (poetry, 1967) * Los juegos furtivos (novel, 1967) * Cuerpos (poetry, 1972) * Las puertas de la noche (novel, 1974) * El libro de la patria (poetry, 1975) * Mirar con inocencia (short story, 1975) * Los poes sobre la tierra (poetry, 1978) * Fábula de fábulas (children's story, 1979) * El tigre luminoso (poetry 1983) * La pajarita de papel (children's poetry, 1985) * Entre el ojo y la noche (poetry, 1991) * Ella usaba bikini (short story, 1991) * Historias del Tigre de Agua y el Colibrí de Fuego (children's story, 1992) * El hombre que se quedó adentro del sueño (short story, 1994) * Jardines de asfalto (poetry, 1995) * El pavo real y la mariposa (novel, 1996)

References

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