Daniel Alarcón is a Peruvian-American novelist, journalist and radio producer. He is co-founder, host and executive producer of Radio Ambulante, an award-winning Spanish language podcast distributed by NPR. Currently, he is an assistant professor of broadcast journalism at the Columbia University Journalism School and writes about Latin America for The New Yorker.
He began his career writing fiction, publishing stories in magazines like The New Yorker, Granta, Virginia Quarterly Review and elsewhere, and his short stories have been widely anthologized. He served as Associate Editor of the Peruvian magazine Etiqueta Negra until 2015. He is a former Fulbright Scholar to Peru, and a 2011 Artist in Residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts. His novel At Night We Walk in Circles was published by Riverhead Books in October 2013. His most recent story collection, The King is Always Above the People, was long-listed for the National Book Award in 2018, and won the 2019 Clarke Prize in Fiction. He received the MacArthur 'Genius Grant' in 2021.
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Some of their strengths
Daniel Alarcón has many admirable traits.
Based on spiritual traditions from around the world, they are someone who can be described as Passionate, Kind, Imaginative, Sophisticated, Curious, Brave, and Honest.
Soulful and Understanding
According to Mysticism’s Astrology tradition, Daniel Alarcón is someone who is a soulful, understanding, and conscious person, who combines smarts with a deep talent for creativity and imagination. A person who is a bit of a "lone wolf".
Charming and Sophisticated
Based on Daoism’s Ba-Zi or ‘Chinese Zodiac’ tradition, people who know Daniel Alarcón well know them as someone who can be classy, glamorous, and worldly, like jewelry.
Truthful and Kind
According to Hinduism’s Jyotisha or ‘Vedic Astrology’ tradition, many would also describe Daniel Alarcón as someone who is honest, compassionate, imaginative, and instinctual.
A person who enjoys new challlenges, is a magnet for attracting other creative types, good at identifying opportunities, and who is good at forming loyal, lifelong friendships.
Charismatic and Instinctual
Based on the Mayan Tzolk’in or ‘Mayan Astrology’ tradition, Daniel Alarcón is someone who handles stress better than most people, and who tends to have a powerful charisma and convictions.
They are also someone who is reflective, mysterious, and purposeful, who enjoys quiet and solo work, and who thrives in positions where there is no need to report to someone else.
Creative and Imaginative
According to Judaism’s Kabbalah tradition, Daniel Alarcón tends to be someone who is sensitive, imaginative, creative, and somewhat of a dreamer. Who is intuitive and compassionate, and who has a friendly, easygoing, calming and relaxing effect on people and for whom friends and family mean the world.
Some of Daniel Alarcón's challenges
While Daniel Alarcón has many strengths, nobody is perfect. They also have some challenging traits they need to manage.
For example, Daniel Alarcón can be Indecisive, Unrealistic, Short-tempered, Impulsive, Emotional, Difficult, and Perfectionist.
Indecisive and Unrealistic
One of Daniel Alarcón's key challenges is that they are someone who can come across as indecisive and unrealistic.
Daniel Alarcón must also exercise caution as they can have a hard time reconciling wants and needs.
Unrealistic and Indecisive
Daniel Alarcón is someone who can be unrealistic, indecisive, and lacking in confidence, who can be impulsive when it comes to making important decisions, have difficulty collaborating with others, can be argumentative and not willling to accept criticism, and who can be disappointed by the high expectations they place on others.
Lethargic and Unrealistic
Finally, Daniel Alarcón also can be too soft, lazy and lethargic, and who can have difficulty finding others who share a similarly dreamy outlook on life.
