Francisco Rodríguez Barrientos


Francisco Rodríguez Barrientos is a Costa Rican writer and sociologist.

Early life and education

Francisco Rodríguez Barrientos was born in 1956. He grew up in San Carlos, a rural county in the northern plains of Costa Rica. He holds a licentura from the University of Costa Rica. Rodriguez teaches sociology at the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. Although he has published articles and books on sociological elements of development, he is chiefly known as writer of aphorisms and a poet.

Aphorisms

The main body of aphorisms' books of Rodríguez Barrientos includes, among others, the following titles: "Tardes de domingo", "El ángel de la salmuera", "Serpigo", "Fauces" and "El sopor de la canícula"., "Obsecion del asco" and "El resto es vicio".