A lot of attention has been paid in Latin America to the new generation of nonfiction writers, authors like Julio Villanueva Chang, Diego Osorno, Cristóbal Peña, Gabriela Wiener, Leila Guerriero, Cristian Alarcón, among others. These are writers doing important, groundbreaking… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
A novel is like an animal you have to hunt down and kill. If you let it sit for two days, it's got a… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
I love to walk through the streets of Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre. The Spanish colonial buildings are in bright colors, two stories high,… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
“They spoke without much fluency about a minor universe of events that affected neither of them: the vagaries of neighborhood life, people they both… — Daniel Alarcón Copy Share Image
I guess in my own life I don't really think much about manliness too much. I feel like a lot of men that I… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
I want people to read good work. If I see someone reading a book by Lorrie Moore or Jennifer Egan, I'm psyched. If I… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
“And what does he feel?" "He feels uneasy. A little afaid. Angry. Oddly, a hint of pride." "Good," Henry said. "ANd where are you?"… — Daniel Alarcón Copy Share Image
How emigration is actually lived - well, this depends on many factors: education, economic station, language, where one lands, and what support network is… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
Eduardo Halfon is a brilliant storyteller, whose gifts are displayed on every page of this beautiful, daring, and deeply humane book. — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasnt made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
Publication in 'The New Yorker' meant everything, and it's no exaggeration to say that it changed my life. — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
I have a love/hate relationship with the internet. It's obviously the central tool of how I work, and how I keep in touch with… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
Radio is the medium that most closely approximates the experience of reading. As a novelist, I find it very exciting to be able to… — Daniel Alarcon Copy Share Image
