Miguel de Cervantes

Personalities representing the diplomatic and cultural life of the Spanish speaking countries in Bucharest, alongside the Spanish writer Care Santos, will read from the work of Miguel de Cervantes and several other great Spanish authors to the Romanian audience, on the International Book Day, informs a press release of the Cervantes Institute sent to AGERPRES.

An exhibition at the Cervantes Institute from November 15 to 30 sheds light on a lesser-known aspect of Salvador Dali's work, illustration, which he first took an interest in in 1916, when his sister became ill and the budding artist drew pictures to accompany stories for her. He went on to produce illustrations for 79 books, and also worked with magazines and other publications.

Athens on Monday started its one-year tenure as the World Book Capital, during which time it will host more than 250 book-related events across the city.

BELGRADE - The exhibition entitled "Colección de asombros" (Collection of Miracles) by Spanish artist Isidro Ferrer will open in the Gallery of the Instituto Cervantes in Belgrade on Tuesday, and it represents a compilation of his illustrations and graphic design pieces.

Spain on March 17 unearthed the apparent remains of literary giant and father of the modern novel Miguel de Cervantes, found in a Madrid convent almost 400 years after his death.
      

An exhibition of works by Pablo Picasso will be one of the central events in the 2015 cultural calendar organized by the Cervantes Institute and the Spanish Embassy in Sofia.

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A team searching for the lost remains of Miguel de Cervantes has detected potential burial sites under a convent in Madrid and wants to excavate to verify whether the creator of Don Quixote lies under the centuries-old building.