Lost City Radio (Hardcover)
Description
Alarcons highly anticipated novel tells the story of three people searching for answers in a country ravaged by war. "War by Candlelight," the authors debut story collection, was a finalist for the 2006 PEN Hemingway Award.
Praise for Lost City Radio…
"[An] ambitious first novel...Alarcon's successfully and nimbly handled portrayal of war's lingering consequences."
-Publishers Weekly
"...one of the most exciting and ambitious writers to emerge in recent years."
-Colm Toibin, bestselling author of THE MASTER and two-time Booker Prize finalist
"Alarcon writes about subterfuge, lies, and the arbitrary recreation of history with a masterful clarity."
-Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Bel Canto
"Alarcon's prose is quick and beautiful. This is a first novel that needs to be read."
-Uzodinma Iweala, author of BEASTS OF NO NATION
"[A] thoughtful, engaging first novel ...With the publication of Lost City Radio, Alarcn is off and running."
-Jonathan Yardley for the Washington Post Book World
"Alarcn has mapped a whole nation and given its war-torn history real depth--an impressive feat."
-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
"The idea of remembering - and its dangers - permeates the book...powerful and ambitious."
-Daily News
".Alarcn's novel eloquently fuses passion, violence, and societal trepidation at offending the ruling party. Grade: A-"
-Entertainment Weekly
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