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Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcón is set in a nameless South American country recovering from a decade-long war. The totalitarian regime enforces a new language and renames villages with numbers. Norma, a radio show host, works to reunite families separated by the conflict, while searching for her missing husband, Rey. She meets Victor, an orphan from a remote village, whose background ties closely to her own. The novel explores the lingering impacts of war and societal breakdown under an oppressive government. The novel contains portrayals of war, torture, and loss that may be sensitive for some readers.