Daniel Alarcón

SoundWorks is coming to a headset near you

May 20, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Today, we introduce SoundWorks, PRI’s new podcasting network. It features a set of PRI personalities who will expose and explore issues that are shaping both daily life and global trends. Today, we introduce SoundWorks, PRI’s new podcasting network. It features a set of PRI personalities who will expose and explore issues that are shaping both daily life and global trends.

Gabriel García Márquez influenced writers and readers all over the world

April 18, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Gabriel García Márquez influenced writers and readers all over the world

April 18, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Migrants, mostly from Central America, take trains nicknamed "The Beast" through Mexico to the US border.

Many immigrants in the US know this particularly dangerous train ride very well

March 24, 2014Conflict & Justice

Many immigrants in the US know this particularly dangerous train ride very well

March 24, 2014Conflict & Justice

This animated video shows what it was like to grow up in Pinochet’s Chile

March 5, 2014Arts, Culture & Media

Álvaro Bisama’s novel “Ruido” reveals his childhood in a Chilean town, rooted in mysticism, politics and music.

Books can have soundtracks too. Here’s one for Daniel Alarcón’s highly-acclaimed novel

December 20, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

One novel that’s appearing on several “best of” lists for 2013 is author Daniel Alarcón’s “At Night We Walk in Circles.” Recently, he put together a soundtrack to go with his novel for Powell’s Books in Portland. Here’s what Alarcón put together as a playlist for his new book.

Peruvian-born, American-bred author tells stories through the lens of his native land

November 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

Daniel Alarcón was born in Peru, but raised in Alabama. In a way, through his books, he’s never really left.