Yolanda Oreamuno

Anna Hamling (University of New Brunswick, Fredericton)

Ed. by Ben Bollig, University of Oxford
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 4.1.3: Hispanic Writing and Culture of Central America and the Caribbean.
Vol. editors: Ben Bollig (University of Oxford), Ceire Broderick (University College Cork), Nuala Finnegan (University College Cork), Anna Forné (Gothenburg University), Cara Levey (University College Cork), Lori Oxford (Western Carolina University), Ailsa Peate (University of Westminster)

Dates

Born 8 Apr 1916
Died 8 Jul 1956
Activity 1932-1956

Places

Born in Costa Rica
Active in Mexico; Chile; Guatemala; United States

Activities

Primary

Essayist
Novelist
Poet
Story-writer

Resources

Yolanda Oreamuno, born to a middle class family in San José, Costa Rica, was a novelist, short story writer, and essayist, who published frequently in Repertorio Americano and Revista Mexicana de la Cultura. Her life was short and tragic, yet the writer left her mark on the literary scene as one of the leading feminist writers in Latin America.

Oreamuno was stunningly beautiful, rebellious, a supporter of Marxism and one of the most innovative and talented writers in Costa Rica, yet she never received any acclaim from the critics in her country, perhaps on account of her controversial lifestyle and her political beliefs.

At the age of 16 she wrote the essay “¿Qué hora es?” (What time is it?) a…

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Citation: Hamling, Anna. "Yolanda Oreamuno". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 09 February 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12734, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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