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Daniel Alarcon

Publication in ‘The New Yorker’ meant everything, and it’s no exaggeration to say that it changed my life.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

When I started writing seriously in high school, English was the language I had at my disposal – my Spanish was domestic, colloquial, and not particularly literary or sophisticated.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

I’m a sucker for any band named after a work of literature. Los de Abajo take their name from Mariano Azuela’s famous novel ‘The Underdogs,’ and that says a lot about who they are and the music they make.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

When I was younger, I was able to write with music playing in the background, but these days, I can’t. I find it distracting. Even when the music is just instrumental or has lyrics in a language I don’t understand, the clash between the voices in my head and the song can be very disorienting.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

I love to walk through the streets of Jesus Maria and Pueblo Libre. The Spanish colonial buildings are in bright colors, two stories high, with these intricate wooden, windowed balconies.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

As a boy, I wanted to be the Peruvian Diego Maradona. Sadly, Peru hasn’t made the World Cup since 1982, so I guess I did well to choose something different.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

I like radio because you can do an hour-long interview and then three days later have a finished piece.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

I love the novel because it’s like a love affair. You can just fall into it and keep going, and you never know where it’s going to take you.

– Daniel Alarcon

Daniel Alarcon

I think probably the thing I’m worst at is the most ephemeral stuff, like blogs. I find it really hard to write. And I’m often been asked to write columns for papers in Peru. And I can’t. I would die. There’s no way I could write a column.

– Daniel Alarcon

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