José Marín Cañas (1904-1980) was born in

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in 1904. His parents were Spanish, and he was educated in both

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and Spain. He worked in various occupations, most importantly journalism, which included his doing radio broadcasts of

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matches. His literary career began in 1928, at which point he won prizes for both a short story and a

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. His literary output includes the novels ''El infierno verde'', about the Chaco War between

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and Paraguay, and ''Pedro Arnáez'', which concerns

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's Matanza, among other topics. He also served as director of the newspaper ''La Hora''. He died in 1980.

Bibliography

* Lágrimas de acera (novel, 1929) * Los bigardos del ron (short story, 1929) * Como tú (theater, 1929) * Tú, la imposible (novel, 1931) * Coto (historical chronicle, 1934) * El infierno verde (novel, 1935) * Pueblo macho (essay, 1937) * Pedro Arnáez (novel, 1942) * Tierra de conejos (travel narrative, 1971) * Ensayos (essay, 1972) * Valses nobles y sentimentales (short story, 1981) 1904 births 1980 deaths Costa Rican male writers Costa Rican people of Spanish descent People from San José, Costa Rica {{CostaRica-bio-stub