# The King Is Always Above the People

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- Authors: [Daniel Alarcón](https://www.bookquiver.com/daniel-alarcon)
- Publisher: Riverhead Books
- ISBN: 978-05-2553-462-4
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2018-10-30
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

LONGLISTED for the 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION An urgent, essential collection of stories about immigration, broken dreams, Los Angeles gang members, Latin American families, and other tales...