Un Salto Gigantesco

"Oblatos-Colonias", decían los autobuses de transporte público que conectaban las dos Guadalajaras: la del oriente, "la del populacho", y la otra, al poniente, donde prosperaban "las Colonias, elegantiosas de los finolis". Juan José Doñán retoma simbólicamente esa ruta de camiones para contar —con prosa concisa y precisa— la historia de la ciudad, su complejo presente y nos permite atisbar algo de su porvenir. Como una suerte de mapa turístico narrativo, en "Oblatos-Colonias" se da cuenta de las señas de identidad más reconocibles como la arquitectura (la catedral, la Cruz de...

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Los entrevistados que concurren en esta compilación se adentran en la historia con sus propias ideas, cargando el bagaje de sus vidas. Se trata de hombres y mujeres de diferentes procedencias: venezolanos —caraqueños y de otras regiones— y extranjeros que se asentaron en el país. Hay católicos, uno de ellos sacerdote, y otros más bien escépticos. También hay quienes hablan desde la izquierda y otros tantos desde la derecha. Comelones y refinados. Con intereses diversos, públicos distintos y posiciones historiográficas confrontadas, criticadas y debatidas por ellos mismos. En fin, ...

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