Daniel Alarcón
Peruvian-American novelist and journalist whose Lost City Radio is a lyrical novel set in an unnamed South American country recovering from war. His fiction explores Latin American political violence with a novelist's attention to the human cost. He is one of the most important Latino literary voices in America.
Works
- Lost City RadioRadio host in post-war Peru searches for disappeared people through pirate broadcasts
- War by CandlelightStories exploring violence, loss, and resilience in Latin America
- At Night We Walk in CirclesImprisoned activist and poet's dual narratives of violence and resistance in Peru
- The King Is Always Above the PeoplePolitical thriller about power, manipulation, and authority in Latin America