“For fiction, Im not particularly nationalistic. Im not like the Hugo Chavez of Latin American letters, you know? I want people to read good work.” PeopleKnowsWantFictionLettersLatinGood WorkLatin AmericaLatin AmericanNationalisticChavez Author:Daniel Alarcon
“I want people to read good work. If I see someone reading a book by Lorrie Moore or Jennifer Egan, I'm psyched. If I see them reading X Latin American Writer Who Sucks, I'm not psyched. But in terms of news, I do think that's important.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantImportantBookReadingTermNewsLatinGood WorkLatin AmericaJenniferAmerican WriterLatin American Author:Daniel Alarcon
“A lot of attention has been paid in Latin America to the new generation of nonfiction writers, authors like Julio Villanueva Chang, Diego Osorno, Cristóbal Peña, Gabriela Wiener, Leila Guerriero, Cristian Alarcón, among others. These are writers doing important, groundbreaking work. So the talent is there, as is the habit of radio listenership, and what we propose to do is unite the two. We want to have these immensely gifted journalists - men and women who've already revitalized the long-form narrative - we want them to tell their stories in sound.” MenWantLongHas BeensTwoImportantStoriesAmericaFormSoundAttentionGenerationsTalentHabitMen And WomenPaidRadioNarrativeJournalistLatinNonfictionGiftedProposeLatin AmericaNew GenerationGroundbreaking Author:Daniel Alarcon
“Meaning can be usually be approximated, but often by sacrificing style. When I review my translations into Spanish, that's what I'm most concerned with, reading the sentences aloud in Spanish to make sure they sound the way I want them to. To be honest, I much prefer being translated into Greek or Japanese; in those cases, you have no way of being involved, and no pressure.” WayWantReadingSoundCasesSacrificeHonestStyleInvolvedConcernedPressureSentencesBeing HonestGreekReviewsTranslationsNo Pressure Author:Daniel Alarcon
