Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon
Lost City Radio Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon is gripping tale about a Latin American country before, during, and after a civil war. Although it is never fully explained, he describes the war in intermittent details, going back and forth while staying in the present. The story is wrought with love, filled with passion and enveloped in deception. Only the omnipotent narrator knows what the truth is and where things might go. Daniel Alarcon creates a beautiful and disturbing world in which the characters thrive, each fueling the other in an amoebic fashion that keeps the reader on their toes. Through his non-linear plot development, Alarcon is able to tell the harrowing tale of a small radio station and its personality, Norma. Daniel Alarcon is the critically acclaimed author of a few novels, most notably Lost City Radio. He was born in Lima, Peru in 1977 but at the age of three, he and his family moved to the United States to the southern city of Birmingham, Alabama. At his private high school, Indian Springs, Alarcon began to develop a writing style that seemed to be rather unique. By keeping close to his Peruvian roots, he was able to create essays of note and eventually make his way to Colombia University where he earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology. It is apparent through his later writings that this decision to pursue anthropology, as opposed to an English credential, allows Alarcon to give a historical perspective that not many other writers can give. He is able to convey a message that is more analytical than mere fiction. Daniel Alarcon eventually made his way to the Iowa Writer's Workshop where he earned his master's degree and from there, he was able to do a semester abroad in Ghana. At the end of his studies, he taught a few classes in New York City both on English and a class on writing. Throughout his later years as a student, Daniel Alarcon began writing his first book, War by Candlelight. Immediately, Alarcon was accepted into the