The King Is Always Above The People: Stories
by Daniel Alarcón
Buy on AmazonLONGLISTED for the 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION An urgent, essential collection of stories about immigration, broken dreams, Los Angeles gang members, Latin American families, and other tales of high stakes journeys, from the award-winning author of War by Candlelight and At Night We Walk in Circles. Migration. Betrayal. Family secrets. Doomed love. Uncertain futures. In Daniel Alarcón's hands, these are transformed into deeply human stories with high stakes. In "The Thousands," people are on the move and forging new paths; hope and heartbreak abound.…
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"In his second story collection, Daniel Alarcón delivers 10 enthralling tales on migration, lost love and broken families – people who are perpetually on the outside looking in. Most of these stories take place in unnamed Latin American cities, giving the author a broad brush with which to work. I recall reading some of them over a decade ago in magazines and literary journals, and they strike just as hot today. A sense of urgency looms over every page of this beautiful and oftentimes unsettling collection."
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