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ⓘ About Daniel Alarcón
Daniel Alarcón is an American Peruvian author that has made a name for himself for writing Latin American literary works that have garnered him much critical acclaim. Alarcón got his first start in the literary world as a journalist in 2004, when he worked for several Latin American publications such as “Etiqueta Negra” and later European and American ones such as “El Pais”, “New York Times Magazine”, “Harpers”, and “Granta”, where in 2010 he served as Contributing Editor. He is the founder of “Radio Ambulante”, a pioneer Spanish language podcast in narrative long form covering Latin America, which is the first of its kind. His “All Politics is Local” that Harper published in 2012 made the National Magazine Award shortlist.
All Book Series by Daniel Alarcón
The King Is Always Above the People
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2009
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011
Series opener · book 1 of 9 · published 2011
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019
Latest in the series · book 9 of 9 · published 2019
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Who is Daniel Alarcón?
Daniel Alarcón is an American Peruvian author that has made a name for himself for writing Latin American literary works that have garnered him much critical acclaim. Alarcón got his first start in the literary world as a journalist in 2004, when he worked for several Latin American publications such as “Etiqueta Negra” and later European and American ones such as “El Pais”, “New York Times Magazine”, “Harpers”, and “Granta”, where in 2010 he served as Contributing Editor. He is the founder of “Radio Ambulante”, a pioneer Spanish language podcast in narrative long form covering Latin America, which is the…
Which Daniel Alarcón series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series, the earliest of Daniel Alarcón's multi-book series: it opens with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2011 (2011) and runs to 9 books across 2011–2019, ending with The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2019 (2019).
How many books has Daniel Alarcón written?
Daniel Alarcón has 21 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2005 and 2019. 9 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being The Best American: Nonrequired Reading series with 9 books — and 12 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Daniel Alarcón's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Daniel Alarcón's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (2011–2019, 9 books).
How are Daniel Alarcón's books organised into series?
This guide splits Daniel Alarcón's 21 books into 1 named series and 12 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Best American: Nonrequired Reading (9 books, 2011–2019).