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En mitad de tanto fuego — which links various eras and includes references and quotes from, among others, Sappho, Pedro Lemebel, Anne Carson, and Luis Cernuda — is an attempt to tell the story differently, an anti-war plea, and another demonstration of art’s impotence in the face of war; an oratorio for the victims that speaks of concepts such as power, passion, violence, and homeland. 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