Joaquín Gutiérrez
Don Joaquín Gutiérrez | |
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| Born | Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel 30 March 1918 Limón, Costa Rica |
| Died | 16 October 2000 (aged 82) San José, Costa Rica |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist |
| Language | Spanish |
| Citizenship | Costa Rica, Chile |
| Period | 1937–1999 |
| Genre | Fantasy, children's, socialist realism |
| Literary movement | '40s Generation |
| Notable works | Cocorí, Puerto Limón (Port Limón), Murámonos Federico (Let's Die, Federico), La Hoja de Aire (The Sheet Made of Air) |
| Notable awards | Magón National Prize for Culture, Rapa Nui Prize for Literature, José Martí World Literature Prize |
| Spouse | Elena Nascimento |
Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel (30 March 1918 – 16 October 2000) was a Costa Rican writer who won multiple awards, and whose children's book Cocorí has been translated into ten languages. In addition to writing children's books, Gutiérrez was a chess champion, war correspondent, journalist, story-teller, translator, professor, and communist activist.