Lost City RadioDaniel Alarcon writes about subterfuge, lies, and the arbitrary recreation of history with a masterful clarity. By accepting the premise that war is senseless, he goes on to make sense of the lives that are destroyed in its wake. Lost City Radio is both ambitious and resonant. Ann Patchett, bestselling author of Bel Canto and The Dutch House In his critically acclaimed debut novel, award winning author Daniel Alarcn vividly portrays an anonymous

Bobby’s passions were pop

is asked to carry out a personal mission

Introduction by Marianne Williamson

With this question

certain that what locals think is a magical sea beast may be a previously undiscovered species

In Cecibel

who is soon to become a mother herself

their story isn’t finished just yet

before he can work his deadly magic on her

and Los Angeles:

First published in the 1950s

dividing America from Eurasia