Fiction. Latino/Latina Studies. FAST EDDIE, KING OF THE BEES is the latest installment in the Akashic Urban Surreal series. An 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 a convoluted 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. Cuban American author and teacher Robert Arellano teaches at Brown University. He also plays guitar for indie rock outfit Palace Brothers.

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Robert Arellano teaches creative writing at Brown University. He is the author of FAST EDDIE, KING OF THE BEES (Akashic Books, 2002), DON DIMAIO OF LA PLATA (Akashic Books, 2004), HAVANA LUNAR (Akashic Books, 2009) and his short fiction has appeared in the Kenyon Review and Jane. Most recently, he is the author of CURSE THE NAMES (Akashic Books, 2011). As an indie musician, Arellano has played with Will Oldham and Nick Cave.