Daniel Alarcón was born in Lima, Peru in 1977 and raised in the Southern United States. He is associate editor of Etiqueta Negra, a monthly magazine based in Lima. His short story collection, War by Candlelight (Fourth Estate/HarperCollins), was a finalist for the 2006 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. His first novel, Lost City Radio, is published by HarperCollins in the US and will be published in the UK by Fourth Estate in July. He currently lives in Oakland, California, where he is the Distinguished Visiting Writer at Mills College. Though hampered by a nagging ankle injury, Alarcón still plays soccer three times a week, striking fear into the hearts of defenders and goalkeepers everywhere. 'The King is Always Above the People' is a new story.

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Daniel Alarcón's website

Comments

Anabel Elias De Quilcate
March 19 23:57

Mis felicitaciones por el exito de Daniel. En la Revista Somos tambien salió su foto y comentarios muy elogiosos recientemente. saludos de >Domingo y de toda la familia.

Jorge Coaguila
March 25 12:57

Un abrazo, Daniel. Felicidades, desde Lima

Favianna Rodriguez
April 2 07:32

Oakland represent!!! Felicidades amigo mio!!

laila
May 5 13:14

I think the choice to put Daniel Alarcón as a finalist is ...awesoem. He came to my university this month..and he read parts of his new book...It's awesome!!!! way to go daniel!!!!

Esraa- Aleppo/Syria
July 10 07:49

Daniel Alarcon:
he is the BEST

he came to my university too, and he gave us a lot of support

You're Amazing Daniel, you helped us a lot
So, MUCHAS GRACIAS