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L.V. Velásquez

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in Maracaibo, Venezuela

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Gay and Lesbian, Romance, Fiction

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L.V. Velásquez es una escritora en el exilio, una cronista de todo lo que falta, no sólo en el mundo, sino en sí misma. Nacida en Venezuela en 1974, y ahora obligada a vivir lejos de su país natal, escribe con la precisión de quien es capaz de ejecutar la disección del silencio.

Su prosa, poética y penetrante, describe todo lo intangible: el peso de una mirada, la estructura del anhelo, los fragmentos de un amor roto que han sobrevivido a su propia muerte.

Su obra mezcla la emotividad con el cuestionamiento existencial. Lou dobla el lenguaje para exponer la tensión de la conexión humana, no preguntando "¿tú me amas?", sino "¿qué quedará del universo si el amor nos falla?".

Actualmente, trabaja en su cuarta novela y el libro de relatos que la a ...more

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	El amor como un elefante: Reliquum 4.22 avg rating — 46 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
	Inesperándote 4.48 avg rating — 21 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
	Las tantas que hay de mí 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2014 — 5 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
	Antes de ti, después de mí 3.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2015	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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Avalancha

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“Decir que la realidad es objetiva es un error. Y para descubrir el porqué, habría primero que entender cómo es que el amor se parece a un elefante.”
― L. V. VELÁSQUEZ, El amor como un elefante: Reliquum

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“Somos presa de cada secreto que pretendemos ocultar”
― L. V. VELÁSQUEZ, El amor como un elefante: Reliquum

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“Decir que la realidad es objetiva es siempre un error. Y para descubrir el porqué, habría primero que entender cómo es que el amor se parece a un elefante”
― L. V. VELASQUEZ, Reliquum: el amor como un elefante

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“Somos presa de cada secreto que pretendemos ocultar”
― L. V. VELÁSQUEZ, El amor como un elefante: Reliquum

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“Ningún corazón es capaz de entender la razón de sus heridas”
― L. V. VELÁSQUEZ, El amor como un elefante: Reliquum

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“«Debes estar convencido de que hay una conexión continua entre la realidad invisible y su manifestación visible». Neville”
― Raimon Samsó, El código de la manifestación: 12 Poderes

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