{"product_id":"9781888451221","title":"Fast Eddie, King of the Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn abandoned child hustles on the streets of a dystopic, near-future Boston in the aftermath of the Great Devaluation—squatters have turned the tunnel system into an underground hive known as Dig City. In an elaborate search for his unknown parents, Eddie narrates through several levels of deception: street performer, pickpocket, adoptee, casino employee, and finally commander of the subterranean revolution. \u003ci\u003eFast Eddie\u003c\/i\u003e is a convoluted Oedipal adventure blending low-brow scenarios with high-art diction, reminiscent of Robert Coover, John Hawkes, and Edmund White.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCuban-American author \u003cb\u003eRobert Arellano\u003c\/b\u003e instructs fiction workshops at Brown University. He spends his breaks playing guitar for indie rock outfit Palace Brothers. Arellano's interactive novel, \u003ci\u003eSunshine '69\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by SonicNet in 1996. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057931370736,"sku":"9781888451221","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781888451221_p0.jpg?v=1763606627","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781888451221","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}