The writer Elvira Lindo will deposit her legacy in the Caja de las Letras of the Instituto Cervantes next Monday, joining other authors and personalities whose work or memory is preserved in this collection, such as Miguel Delibes, Federico García Lorca, Antonio Machado, and Iñaki Gabilondo, among others.
On Monday, January 12, Elvira Lindo, author of ‘Manolito Gafotas’ (among many other successful titles) and winner of the National Children's and Young Adult Literature Award in 1998, will deposit her legacy in the Caja de las Letras, accompanied by Luis García Montero, director of the Instituto Cervantes. With this deposit, Lindo's work joins that of other writers, artists, and journalists whose legacies are preserved in this vault of the cultural center.
The Box of Letters, created to safeguard objects and documents of prominent figures in Spanish culture, preserves everything from microphones and manuscripts to personal belongings of writers and journalists.
The donation from Lindo will allow the iconic character Manolito Gafotas and its creator to become part of the historical collection of the Cervantes Institute, which continues to expand its archive with contributions from contemporary authors and relevant figures in the history of Spanish literature.