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José Memún Zaga nació en la CDMX el 18 de septiembre 1974. Es arquitecto de profesión y adicto al deporte.

Tras un tardío encuentro con la lectura, una tarde melancólica de invierno comenzó un ejercicio de retrospectiva de su vida, un encuentro personal e íntimo en el que reflexionó sobre quien era y de dónde venía. Al terminarlo, y con el deseo de contar cosas, inició lo que unos años después sería “Silvia”.

La escritura para él inició como un hobbie, una distracción o un desfogue; tras completar su décimo maratón, comenzó un blog sobre escritura: Nuevo en letras, en el que incluye pequeños escritos, reflexiones y cuentos. Algunos de sus escritos han sido publicados en otros blogs de escritura.
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“Que corta es la brecha entre la realidad y los sueños; que fácil es vivir y sentir que se está soñando y soñar y sentir que se está viviendo. Qué difícil es en un momento añorado diferenciar entre ambas.”
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“No hablábamos mucho; no hacia falta. Había un silencio confesor de comodidad.”
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