La Gabel, the literary alias of Karin Dhadamus, is a former attorney, hotel owner and manager, art curator, and the author of Dancing Out of the Dark and A Twist of Tango, two autobiographical novels in style. She holds a BA in International Law from the Catholic University of Leuven (K.U.L.), an MA in Latin American International Politics and Economics from Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C., and an MA in Curating Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art from ESEADE, Buenos Aires. Her professional path has taken her through trade counseling, banking, the hotel industry, and the management of her own art gallery.

Karin’s writing is fueled by her passion for life, her travels, her personal love stories, and her restless curiosity. Born in Belgium, where she spent most of her life, she later studied in Bologna, Washington D.C., and Brazil. A polyglot, she speaks seven languages. She has been living in Buenos Aires, Argentina since October 2015for more than ten years with her daughter and their four cats: Leoni, Gucci, Dolce, and Gabbana.

When she is not writing, Karin can often be found cooking, dancing, listening to jazz, reading, or researching Latin American art. A Twist of Tango (forthcoming) is her debut novel, followed by Dancing Out of the Dark. Her master’s thesis explores the symbolism of footwear in modern and contemporary Latin American art.