Slideshow: Book Piracy in Peru
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Life Among the Pirates The book market at Amazonas -
Life Among the Pirates The book market at Grau -
Life Among the Pirates Browsing at Amazonas -
Life Among the Pirates Pirated books on sale at the Grau market -
Life Among the Pirates A vendor at an intersection in Lima, the capital
Photographer Claudia Alva accompanied Daniel Alarcón on his investigation into the book piracy business in Peru. Some more photos from this selection were published on the Guardian website.
Daniel Alarcón’s piece, ‘Life Among the Pirates’, is published in Granta 109: Work, which is out now (you can buy the issue here). You can also read the piece online.
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granta italian fan club
Tue Apr 06 22:46:20 BST 2010
Daniel the piece was really great. Got the idea of starting a pirate press in Italy: as an act of love for literature in this country where culture is more and more neglected.
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