Lost City Radio (2007) (edit title/settings)

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• Norma: Wife of Rey, announcer for Lost City program
• Rey: Norma's husband
• Victor: Child from 1797, Manau's student, Adela's son
• Don Zahir: Rents a room to Manau, Nico's father, victim of Tadek
• Elmer: Norma's boss
• Adela: Victor's mother
• Trini: Rey's uncle
• Manau: Victor's teacher, Adela's boyfriend
• Marden: Clandestine member of the IL
• Blas: Add a description of this character.
• Len
• Nico: Victor's friend from 1797, Zahir's son

Setting & Locations edit see section history

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• Yerevan
• Tamoé: City neighborhood eventually destroyed in the War.
• Moon: Prison run by the military
• Lost City Radio: Radio program at a national radio station, Norma is the announcer for this program
• Plaza
• Central Highway: Unofficial city limits
• 1797: Village where Victor and Adela live

Organizations edit see section history

• Illegitimate Legion (IL): Anti-government militant communist force. Likely a stand-in for Peru's Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path).

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Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Daniel Alarcón (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Dayton Literary Peace Prize (Finalist, 2008: Fiction)
• International Literature Award (2009)

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• Dewey: 813.6

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• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › War
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Political
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
• Books › Mystery & Thrillers