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Jacobo Celnik

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Born

Bogotá, Colombia

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https://jacobocelnik.substack.com/

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Music, History, Nonfiction

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Escritor, editor, docente, asesor editorial y periodista de la Universidad de La Sabana. Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar 2023.

Ha publicado los libros: Rockestra. Entrevistas a grandes del rock (Taller de Edición Rocca, 2013), Satisfaction. Conversaciones con el rock (Penguin Random House Colombia 2015 y México 2016), Bob Dylan: A las puertas del cielo (Taller de Edición Rocca, 2017), La Causa Nacional. Historias del rock en Colombia (Penguin Random House, 2018), Los 80: Volver al futuro. Otra edad de oro de la música británica (Ed. Montesinos, 2019, Barcelona), Melómanos. Historias de una obsesión (Penguin Random House, 2020), El pintor de Auschwitz (Penguin Random House, 2021 Colombia / Chile, 2022), Bernardo Botero Morales: Un ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 313 ratings · 61 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	El pintor de Auschwitz 3.80 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Melómanos: Historias de una obsesión 4.04 avg rating — 73 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satisfaction: Conversaciones con el rock 3.97 avg rating — 33 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Causa Nacional Historias del rock en Colombia 4.12 avg rating — 17 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Guerra y Paz en Irlanda del Norte 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	La causa nacional: Historias del rock en Colombia 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welcome to the Jungle: Destellos de gloria del rock norteamericano de los 80 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Un siglo de memorias. La Comunidad Judía de Bogotá 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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