Legacy "in memoriam" of the writer Rosa Chacel in the Caja de las Letras of the Cervantes Institute in Madrid
The Caja de las Letras of the Cervantes Institute in Madrid will receive a legacy "in memoriam" of the writer Rosa Chacel on Monday 5 February (at 11 a.m.), in a tribute from the Cervantes Institute, with the participation of its director, Luis García Montero; Jamilia Caetano, the author's daughter-in-law, and Antonio Piedra, director of the Jorge Guillén Foundation.
The bequest will be handed over by Jamilia Caetano on behalf of the author's family, and will be deposited in box number 971 in the old vault at the Instituto Cervantes headquarters.
Biography of Rosa Chacel
Rosa Chacel (Valladolid, 1898 - Madrid, 1994) maintained a close relationship with the young poets of the Generation of 1927 and took an active part in gatherings and debates among the intellectuals of the time. She contributed to the most important magazines of those years: Revista de Occidente, Gaceta Literaria and Hora de España.
Her life and her writing were marked by exile, which led her to be an eternal traveller. For political reasons Rosa Chacel went into exile with her family in 1938, settling first in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), and later in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and other countries. She returned to Spain for good in 1974.
An outstanding novelist and short-story writer, she won, among others, the 1976 Critics' Prize for "Barrio de Maravillas", and the National Prize for Spanish Literature in 1987. Her literary work includes titles such as "Chinina Migone" (1928), "Juego de las dos esquinas" (1929), "Estación. Ida y vuelta" (1930), "Memorias de Leticia Valle" (1945), "Sobre el piélago" (1952), "La sinrazón" (1960), "Ofrenda a una virgen loca" (1961), "Alcancía" (1982), "Acrópolis" (1984) and "Ciencias Naturales" (1988).
The event can be followed live on the Cervantes Institute website and its YouTube channel.
Submitted by José Antonio Sierra, Hispanismo advisor.
