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Cocorí

Short Fiction and Fable

Cocorí is a children's novel by the Costa Rican author Joaquín Gutiérrez, first published in 1947. It is Gutiérrez's most popular children's book and ranks among the most outstanding children's stories in Costa Rica, where it was long assigned reading in primary schools. It has been translated into ten languages and adapted for the theater in Germany, the Czech Republic, Mexico, and several other countries. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Audience
Children's 1
Original Language
Spanish 1
Composed, From (Year)
from 1947 1
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Authored By

Source Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile: Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel (1918-2000)

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Source Cocorí (Wikipedia)
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1. Cocorí (Wikipedia)
  • Audience statement
    Cocorí is a children's novel by the Costa Rican author Joaquín Gutiérrez, first published in 1947.
  • In Genre: The Novel, Lead section
    Published in 1947, the short novel ranks among the most outstanding children's stories in Costa Rica, though it is no longer mandatory but suggested reading in primary schools.
  • In Genre: Children Literature, Lead section
    Cocorí is Costa Rican author Joaquín Gutiérrez's most popular children's book, perhaps only topped by La Hoja de Aire.
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Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de Chile: Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel (1918-2000)
Memoria Chilena, Biblioteca Nacional de ChileAuthored By: Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel, Biography
Quote, Authored By: Joaquín Gutiérrez Mangel, Biography
En apenas una semana, Gutiérrez escribió un libro que con el tiempo iba a ser considerado un clásico de la literatura infantil de América Latina. Se tituló Cocorí .
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