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From: Reforma (México D.F., México)
Date: 20041205
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Byline: Homero Aridjis
Cuando era un adolescente en Contepec, Michoacán, al intentar leer la Divina Comedia en la traducción de Bartolomé Mitre, el descubrimiento de la cittê dolente, el Infierno, me causó terror, un terror que no habían causado los gritones misioneros que habían aparecido en mi pueblo hablando de los castigos a los pecadores en el más allá. De alguna manera el mundo sobrenatural lleno de demonios y víctimas que pintaba Dante Alighieri en su gran poema narrativo era tan fantástico como real. Esta impresión solamente la había tenido antes al leer ...
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