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The King Is Always Above the People
Daniel Alarcon
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Description for The King Is Always Above the People
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130. Weight in Grams: 190.
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction An unforgettable collection of stories from Daniel Alarcon, one of the New Yorker's 20 best writers under 40, and one of the best storytellers of our time. Migration. Betrayal. Family secrets. Doomed love. Uncertain futures. In Daniel Alarcon's hands, these ... Read more
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction An unforgettable collection of stories from Daniel Alarcon, one of the New Yorker's 20 best writers under 40, and one of the best storytellers of our time. Migration. Betrayal. Family secrets. Doomed love. Uncertain futures. In Daniel Alarcon's hands, these ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2018
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007517367
SKU
KTG0014229
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About Daniel Alarcon
Daniel Alarcon was born in Lima, Peru, in 1977 and raised in Birmingham, Alabama. His collection of short stories, `War By Candlelight', was published in 2005 to great acclaim, and was followed by a novel, `Lost City Radio', in 2007. His writing has appeared in `McSweeney's', `n+1', and `Harper's', and he has been named one of the 20 best writers ... Read more
Reviews for The King Is Always Above the People
`A collection that dazzles with allegorical power and satire' New Statesman `There's a quiet moment in Abraham Lincoln Has Been Shot - one of the more ambitious stories in Daniel Alarcon's memorable new collection - when Hank, who is splitting up with his boyfriend, ponders ... Read more