![]() ![]() She was one of the earliest writers to criticise the dominance of the fruit companies. She was a teacher and the founder of Costa Rica’s first Montessori school and she was a co-founder of the Communist Party of Costa Rica. Carmen Lyra was the pseudonym of the first major female Costa Rican writer, María Isabel Carvaja Quesada. Want to read En una silla de ruedas? I read this on my kindle.Ĭarmen Lyra was born in 1888. I chose this quote because it reminded me of something my husband said in his speech on our wedding day, that I give his life colour. Parece como si alguien hubiera bañado la vida en ese color que tienen los campos cuando el sol está saliendo. “ “¿Sabés cómo es para mí querer a Diego, Sergio? It took me a while to get used to the Costa Rican Spanish but a sweet book which I enjoyed.Ĭhildhood, identity, perseverance, family, friendship and music.Ĭarmen Lyra was the founder of Costa Rica’s first Montessori school. It was first published in 1918 and tells the story of Sergio, a disabled child confined to a wheelchair (una silla de ruedas in Spanish) and his adopted cousin, Ana María, they spend time living and growing up together as children. ![]()
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