{"product_id":"9781888451511","title":"Don Dimaio of La Plata","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Arellano is that rare thing: an exceptional creative talent perfectly in tune with his own rapidly changing times.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Robert Coover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, real-life mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, Vincent \"Buddy\" Cianci was convicted of extortion. This is the story of Don \"Pally\" Dimaio, mayor of La Plata, as his corrupt administration spirals out of control. The novel toggles between satiric adaptations of the language of Cervantes and a narrative of an American mayor’s quixotic -decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Arellano\u003c\/b\u003e teaches creative writing at Brown University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eFast Eddie\u003c\/i\u003e (Akashic, 2002), and his short fiction has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJane\u003c\/i\u003e. As an indie musician,Arellano has played with Will Oldham and Nick Cave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47059528057072,"sku":"9781888451511","price":9.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781888451511_p0.jpg?v=1763606633","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781888451511","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}