Fabian Dobles

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Fabián Dobles (born January 17, 1918 in San Antonio de Belén , Costa Rica , † March 22, 1997 in San José ) was a Costa Rican writer.

Life

Dobles studied law and then worked as a university lecturer in social sciences and as an English teacher. He joined the Costa Rican Socialist Party and was one of its better known members.

As a writer, he wrote novels, short stories and poems.

Works (selection)

  • Ese que Ilaman pueblo , 1942
  • Aguas turbias , 1943
  • Tú, voz de sombra , 1945
  • La rescoldera , 1947
  • El sitio de las sombras , 1950
  • Historias de Tata Mundo , 1957
  • El targuá , 1960
  • En el San Juan hay tiburón , 1967
  • El violín y la chatarra , 1967

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