Daniel Alarcón
Daniel Alarcón was born on March 5th, 1977 and is currently 49 years old. Daniel Alarcón was born in Lima, Peru. Alarcón attended Columbia University where he received a BA and University of Iowa where he received an MFA.
Daniel Alarcón is the author of 2 Collections. The first collection published was War by Candlelight, in 2005. The most recently published collection was The King Is Always Above the People which was released in 2009. There are no upcoming collections.
Daniel Alarcón was the runner-up in the 2008 Dayton Literary Peace Prize awards, fiction category, for his novel
Lost City Radio.
Daniel was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship in 2021 for writing about the social and cultural commonalities between the Spanish-language communities throughout the Americas.
Daniel is/has been an assistant professor in the School of Journalism at Columbia University, a Distinguished Visiting Writer at Mills College and an investigative reporting fellow at the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.
Daniel has covered Latin America as a contributing writer for
The New Yorker.
Daniel Alarcón: Awards & Accolades
Daniel Alarcón won the Whiting Foundation Awards, Whiting Award for Fiction, in 2004.
Alarcón's book, Lost City Radio was nominated for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, Fiction, in 2008.
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Daniel Alarcón: F.A.Q
When was Daniel Alarcón Born? How old is Daniel Alarcón?
Daniel Alarcón was born on March 5th, 1977. Daniel Alarcón is currently 49 years old.
Where was Daniel Alarcón Born?
Daniel Alarcón was born in Lima, Peru and is Peruvian-American.
What awards has Daniel Alarcón won?
Daniel Alarcón has won the following awards: Whiting Award for Fiction at the Whiting Foundation Awards (2004).
What was the first book Daniel Alarcón wrote?
The first book written by Daniel Alarcón was War by Candlelight, published in 2005.
What was the most recent book Daniel Alarcón wrote?
His most recently released work was The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015 on October 6th, 2015.
What is the most popular book by Daniel Alarcón?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Daniel Alarcón book is
The King Is Always Above the People. Here are his most popular books:
- The King Is Always Above the People (6)
- At Night We Walk in Circles (8)
- Lost City Radio (10)
Are there upcoming new books by Daniel Alarcón?
Daniel Alarcón does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Daniel Alarcón written?
Daniel Alarcón has written 7 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 2 Standalone Novels, 1 book in the Graphic Novels, 1 Non-Fiction Books, 2 Collections, 1 book in The Best American: Nonrequired Reading Series.