Carmen Lyra

Carmen Lyra, seudónimo de María Isabel Carvajal Quesada (San José, 15 de enero de 1887 - México, 14 de mayo de 1949) fue una escritora, pedagoga y política costarricense. Es considerada una de las escritoras más entrañables y significativas de la literatura costarricense. Se le ha señalado como la fundadora de la narrativa de tendencia realista en Costa Rica. Su obra más conocida es Cuentos de mi tía Panchita, una serie de cuentos infantiles publicados en 1920, una de las obras literarias más importantes de la literatura nacional. Además, escribió obras de teatro, ensayos políticos y las novelas En una silla de ruedas y Las fantasías de Juan Silvestre.

Educadora por antonomasia y renovadora de la docencia, fundó y dirigió la Escuela Normal M

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