Las Alpujarras a principios del siglo XVII

íQué dulce culpa la de habernos dado tanta felicidad en estos tiempos yermos, en este horror cotidiano de abrir el periódico y encontrarlo salpicado de sangre y de verg ̧enza, qué interregnos de alegría en este siniestro horizonte de máquinas de muerteî. Con estas palabras se refiere Cortázar a textos cuyo objeto es el de una crítica de artes plásticas, esbozada como el homenaje a quienes le han obligado a aceptar la libertad como único territorio habitable.

En el verano de 1936, Berlín enfebrece con la celebración de los Juegos Olímpicos. La ciudad muestra de nuevo su rostro más abierto y cosmopolita. Los carteles con "prohibido a los judíos" han desaparecido de las paredes y, en lugar de los himnos nazis, en las calles se escuchan ritmos de swing. Aquél fue un verano de contradicciones: mientras en el estadio olímpico las masas celebraban las hazañas deportivas, a las puertas de la capital se abrían campos de concentración. Oliver Hilmes acompaña a personajes célebres del momento y gente corriente, deportistas, escritores, artistas, ...

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