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Gustavo Solórzano-Alfaro

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in Alajuela, Costa Rica

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Poetry, Nonfiction, Fiction

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Fernando Pessoa, Octavio Paz, Jorge Luis Borges, Czesław Miłosz, Adam ...more

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Escritor costarricense nacido en la provincia de Alajuela en 1975. Autor, entre otros libros, de Inventarios mínimos (San José, Costa Rica: EUNED, 2013), Nadie que esté feliz escribe (Santiago de Chile: Nadar, 2017), La oscuridad intacta (Valencia, España: Pre-Textos, 2020, edición y traducción de poemas escogidos de Dana Gioia) y La culpa (Santiago de Chile: Nadar, 2023). Coeditó el volumen 20 sobre 21. Literaturas costarricenses del nuevo siglo: ensayos (San José, Costa Rica: 2023). Se gana la vida como editor y vive en su ciudad natal con Elsa y César.

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	Nadie que esté feliz escribe 4.18 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inventarios mínimos 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La culpa 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La oscuridad intacta: Poemas escogidos by Dana Gioia, Gustavo Solórzano-Alfaro (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Translator) 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2020	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Retratos de una generación imposible. Muestra de 10 poetas costarricenses y 21 años de su poesía (1990-2010) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20 sobre 21 Literaturas costarricenses del nuevo siglo: ensayos by Albino Chacón (Editor), G.A. Chaves (Editor), Gustavo Solórzano-Alfaro (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2021	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	25 x 25. Poemas escogidos de un muchacho que sonríe (2018-1993) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2018	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La culpa 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La herida oculta. Del amor y la poesía. Lectura del poema "Carta de creencia", de Octavio Paz it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	20 sobre 21: Literaturas costarricenses del nuevo siglo: ensayos (Debates del Bicentenario) by Albino Chacón (editor), G.A. Chaves (editor), Gustavo Solórzano-Alfaro (Goodreads Author) (editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Fairytale of New York”: un clásico para Navidad

Spotify me dice que la canción que más escuché este año fue “Tiny Tears”, de Tindersticks. Lo que no sabe es que fue “Fairytale of New York”, de The Pogues, incansablemente, pero en YouTube.

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