In December 2017, Horacio Verbitsky launched El Cohete a la Luna (The Rocket to the Moon) in response to the censorship imposed on his political columns by then-President Maurizio Macrì and Página/12 shareholder Víctor Santa María. Along with his Sunday articles, he included a link to the music he listens to while writing. El Cohete and his music were part of the resistance against the neoliberal devastation, whose consolidation was prevented by the Argentine people. The extraordinary impact this section garnered led to the anthology of articles in this book, with a QR code that links to each article to enjoy the music and videos.
In the dedication, HV thanks Macrì and Santa María for encouraging him to embark on this wonderful adventure. "I work harder than I did when I was 30, but with a unique freedom and joy," he says. In the prologue, Mónica Muller, who knows him like no one else, writes that Horacio is a musical omnivore, now more selective than ever.