Lecture: An Orphan’s Tale. The History of the Orphan Manuscript in the Hispanic Society’s Library
by Dr. Mitchell A. Codding, Executive Director & President
La Historia del Huérfano by Andrés de León (1621) is a curious fiction novel in the style of a biography that remained unpublished until 2017. The manuscript has resided in the library of the Hispanic Society Museum since 1955 and is the only known manuscript of the book.
Date: April 24, 2018 at 6:30pm
Place: Auditorium, NYU King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center 53 Washington Square South, New York, NY
Organized by Consulate General of Spain in New York, in collaboration with King Juan Carlos Center.
