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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

Topics: Affair Because Fall Going Just Keep Keep Going Know Like Love Love Affair Never Novel Take Where You I Love

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

~Daniel Alarcon

Topics: Because Days Finished Interview Later Like Piece Radio Then Three You

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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

Topics: Boy Choose Cup Did Diego Different Guess Made Peru Sadly Since Something Wanted Well World World Cup

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

~Daniel Alarcon

Topics: Appreciate Basic Level Most Say Something Who Writers

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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

Topics: Bright Buildings Colonial Colors High Intricate Jesus Love Maria Spanish Stories Streets Through Two Walk Wooden I Love

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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

Topics: Able Background Between Clash Days Distracting Even Find Head Instrumental Just Language Lyrics Music Playing Song Understand Very Voices Write Younger

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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

Topics: About After Any Band Famous Literature Los Lot Make Music Name Named Novel Says Sucker Take Who Work

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

~Daniel Alarcon

Topics: Because Educated English Language Raised States Write I Was Raised I Write

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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

Topics: Disposal Domestic English Had High High School Language Literary Particularly School Seriously Sophisticated Spanish Started Writing

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

~Daniel Alarcon

Topics: Any Discern Hard Impact Own Particular Work Writer Your

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Biography

Nationality: Peruvian

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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