“I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.” WritingStatesLanguageRaisedEducated Author:Daniel Alarcon
“How emigration is actually lived - well, this depends on many factors: education, economic station, language, where one lands, and what support network is in place at the site of arrival.” WellsLanguageSupportEconomicLandDependsFactorsStationsSiteArrivalsEmigration Author:Daniel Alarcon
“Peru is a country where more than half the people would emigrate if given the chance. Thats half the population that is willing to abandon everything they know for the uncertainty of a life in a foreign land, in another language.” PeopleIfsKnowsCountryLanguageGivenChanceHalfLandWillingPopulationUncertaintyAbandonPeruForeign Lands Author:Daniel Alarcon
“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.” WritingSchoolLanguageHigh SchoolSophisticatedSchool English Author:Daniel Alarcon
“I'm a believer in the benefits of translation. It's a necessity and a privilege - it would be awful to be limited to reading authors who's work was composed in the languages I happen to have learned.” HappensWould BeReadingLanguageBenefitsPrivilegeBelieverAwfulTranslations Author:Daniel Alarcon
