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Peruvian-American novelist Daniel Alarcón is described as a writer who thrives in two cultures: "I'm an American writer writing about Latin America, and I'm a Latin American writer who happens to write in English." His work explores identity, trust, love, and power against the backdrop of Latin American politics.

Writers and Company begins a special four-part series this Sunday. "Mexico Unmasked" is a series of conversations between host Eleanor Wachtel and some of modern Mexico's most respected writers and filmmakers. It's a country that most Canadians regard as little more than a vacation spot and a distant NAFTA partner. And it's a country where truth is tangled with lies and reality is often stranger than fiction, in where writers feel a sense of moral obligation to write. The series begins with…