A tribute book and an illustrated collection with the whole saga consecrate the character that Elvira Lindo invented on the radio and then turned into an icon of Spanish children's literature.
Carabanchel Alto does not usually appear among the main tourist attractions in Spain. Hosna, however, was clear about that. “I think that one day I can go and find Manolito,” he noted in a letter when he was 15 years old.
From her home in Tehran, the missive traveled some 6,000 kilometers to Elvira Lindo's home in Madrid. The writer did not even know that her books were being published in Iran. In fact, even her publisher was unaware of it.
