MANILA, Philippines - Instituto Cervantes de Manila presents Biblioteca Clásicos Hispanofilipinos, a project aiming to preserve the works of Fil-hispanic authors from the beginning of the 20th century, on Jan. 26, 7 p.m. at the Instituto Cervantes’ Salon de Actos.
Funded by the Embassy of Spain, Biblioteca Clásicos Hispanofilipinos will initially publish eight titles annotated by Hispanic literature scholars. The first title of this collection is Cuentos de Juana by Adelina Gurrea Monasterio (1896-1971) which will also be launched that same day.
“This touches me on a personal level. Just like Adelina, I am both a writer and a journalist and I consider the Philippines my home. I am glad that we are now bringing back Fil-Hispanic literature such as Cuentos de Juana and making them available to all at our library,” says Instituto Cervantes director José Rodríguez.
Biblioteca Clásicos Hispanofilipinos is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, AECID, and Clásicos Hispanofilipinos.
Entrance to this book launch is free. For information, call 526-1482 or visit http://manila.cervantes.es. Instituto Cervantes de Manila is located at 855 T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.