A Musical Tale: El Niño y la Bestia (The Boy and the Beast)
Elvira Lindo
Instituto Cervantes in collaboration with the Oxford Literary Festival, presents El niño y la bestia (The Boy and the Beast), a performance based on the short story of the same name by author Elvira Lindo.
In this performance, Lindo narrates a story inspired by her father’s childhood, when he was sent to live with an aunt in a Madrid devastated in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. She is accompanied by musicians Olatz Ruiz de Gordejuea on violin, Salvador Bolón on cello, Ander Perrino on double bass, and María Lindo—artistic director of the project—on English horn.
Elvira Lindo is a journalist and writer. Her children’s books featuring the character Manolito are considered classics of Spanish children’s literature and include Manolito on the Road and Manolito Four-Eyes: The 1st Volume of the Great Encyclopedia of My Life. She is a recipient of Spain’s National Prize for Children’s Literature. Her works for adults include Open Heart.
