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| alma_mater = [[Brown University]] |
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| employer = [[Brown University]] |
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| organization = [[Electronic Literature Organization]]; Center for Emerging Media and Digital Arts, [[Southern Oregon University]] |
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| known_for = The Internet's first hyperzine, ''LSD-50''; the World Wide Web's first [[hypertext fiction|hypertext novel]], ''Sunshine ’69''; international music exchanges with [[Cuba]]; guitarist with [[Will Oldham]] |
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'''Robert Arellano''' (born July 12, 1969) is an American author, musician and educator from [[Talent, Oregon]].<ref>[https://literary-arts.org/2014/05/olf-recipient-spotlight-robert-arellano/ Oregon Literary Fellowship Spotlight: Robert Arellano] Retrieved 2018-11-27.</ref> His literary production includes pioneering work in electronic publishing, graphic-novel editions for [[Soft Skull Press]]/[[Counterpoint (publisher)|Counterpoint]], and five novels published by [[Akashic Books]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} His guitar-playing for [[Bonnie 'Prince' Billy]] is featured on 'I See a Darkness', which Pitchfork magazine named one of the Top 10 albums of the 1990s,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/5923-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/?page=10|title = Top 100 Albums of the 1990s - Page 10|website = [[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> and since the 1980s he has been writing and recording songs for solo projects and his group Havanarama.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bobarellano.bandcamp.com/ |title=Music | Bob Arellano |publisher=Bobarellano.bandcamp.com |date=2020-08-28 |accessdate=2022-05-04}}</ref> |
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'''Robert Arellano''' (July 12, 1969 ) is an American novelist, storyteller and educator. He has published in both the digital narrative and traditional publishing worlds. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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⚫ | Arellano was born in 1969 and raised in [[Summit, New Jersey]]. After earning both Bachelor (1991) and Masters (1994) degrees from [[Brown University]], he taught for a decade on Brown's Literary Arts faculty. In 1993 he |
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His most recent novel, Curse the Names, was published in 2012 by Akashic Books. He has published stories in ‘’[[Jane]], [[The Believer]], [[Tin House]]’’, and ‘’[[The Village Voice]]’’. |
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⚫ | Arellano was born in 1969 and raised in [[Summit, New Jersey]]. After earning both Bachelor (1991) and Masters (1994) degrees from [[Brown University]], he taught for a decade on Brown's Literary Arts faculty. In 1993 he used [[Storyspace]] to publish the Internet's first hyperzine, ''LSD-50'', on a Gopher server. In 1996, Sonicnet serialized his groundbreaking [[hypertext fiction|hypertext novel]] ''Sunshine ’69'' on the World Wide Web. Arellano is a founding member of the Literary Advisory Board of the [[Electronic Literature Organization]] and founding director of the Center for Emerging Media and Digital Arts at [[Southern Oregon University]]. He has been awarded the Oregon Literary Fellowship in Fiction (2014) and a Rockefeller Foundation Literary Arts Fellowship (2016).{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}} |
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His most recent novel, ''Havana Libre'', about the 1997 terrorist bombings of tourist destinations in Cuba, was published by Akashic Books in 2017. In 2012, Akashic published his novel ''Curse the Names'' about a reporter living and working in [[Los Alamos, New Mexico]];<ref>Romancito, Rick, ''Tickling theDragon'', Tempo Magazine, The Taos News, March 15–21, 2012</ref> and in 2010 his novel ''Havana Lunar'' was a finalist for an [[Edgar Award|Edgar Allan Poe Award]], nominated by the Mystery Writers of America. He has published fiction and essays in ''[[Jane (magazine)|Jane]]'', ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]'', ''[[Tin House]]'', and ''[[The Village Voice]]''. |
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==Works== |
==Works== |
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*As Bobby Rabyd, ''LSD-50'' (1993) |
*As Bobby Rabyd, ''LSD-50'' (1993)<ref>Coover, Robert, 'And Hypertext Is Only the Beginning. Watch Out!' New York Times Book Review, August 29, 1993</ref> |
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*As Bobby Rabyd, ''Sunshine 69'' (1996) |
*As Bobby Rabyd, ''Sunshine 69'' (1996) |
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:: the World Wide Web's first [[Hypertext fiction|interactive novel]], |
:: the World Wide Web's first [[Hypertext fiction|interactive novel]],<ref>Ciccarello, Lisa. "Swiveling My Hips through the Interbunk (And Having a Great Time, Too)". Pif Magazine: January, 2000.</ref> Sunshine 69 |
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* ''Fast Eddie: King of the Bees'' (2001) |
* ''Fast Eddie: King of the Bees'' (2001) {{ISBN|978-1-888451-22-1}} |
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*As Eddy Arellano, ''Dead in Desemboque: Historias de Amor y Sangre!'' (2008) |
*As Eddy Arellano, ''Dead in Desemboque: Historias de Amor y Sangre!'' (2008) {{ISBN|978-0-9796636-4-2}} |
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:: collaboration with artists [[William Schaff]], [[Richard Schuler]], and [[Alec Thibodeau]] on a graphic-novel tribute to Mexican comic books |
:: collaboration with artists [[William Schaff]], [[Richard Schuler]], and [[Alec Thibodeau]] on a graphic-novel tribute to Mexican comic books |
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* ''Don Dimaio of La Plata'' (2004), |
* ''Don Dimaio of La Plata'' (2004), {{ISBN|978-1-888451-51-1}} |
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* ''Havana Lunar'' |
* ''Havana Lunar'' |
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::Nominated for a 2010 [[Edgar Award]] by the [[Mystery Writers of America]], |
::Nominated for a 2010 [[Edgar Award]] by the [[Mystery Writers of America]],<ref>[http://heightslibrary.org/wordpress/undeadrat/?p=2246 2010 Edgar Award Nominations for Best Paperback Original — Thrillers, Horror, and Comics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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* ''Curse the Names'', (2012) |
* ''Curse the Names'', (2012) {{ISBN|978-1-61775-030-4}} |
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* ''Havana Libre'', (2017) {{ISBN|978-1-61775-583-5}} |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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As Bob Arellano, he has played guitar with [[Will Oldham]] (a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) on the albums [[I See a Darkness]], [[More Revery]], and [[Joya (album)|Joya]] as well as in performance and on recordings with Papa M ([[David pajo|David Pajo]]), Jodie Jean Marston, the Pathetics and Havanarama. In March of 2000, Arellano organized an international music exchange in [[Havana]] and [[Pinar del Rio, Cuba]] called "Rock the Blockade"<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/Havanarama-Rock-The-Blockade-2000-Incorruptible/release/750876 Havanarama - Rock The Blockade: 2000 Incorruptible (CD) at Discogs<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> featuring Cuban performers in concert with Will Oldham, Papa M, Speed to Roam, and Havanarama. |
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[[File:Robert Arellano live on KLDK.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Arellano, live on [[KLDK]]]] |
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==See also== |
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As Bob Arellano, he has played guitar with [[Will Oldham]] (a.k.a Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) on the albums [[I_See_a_Darkness|I See a Darkness]] and [[Joya_(album)|Joya]] as well as in performance and on recordings with Papa M ([[David_pajo|David Pajo]]), Jodie Jean Marston, the Pathetics and Havanarama. |
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*[[List of electronic literature authors, critics, and works]] |
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*[[E-book#History]] |
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==Notes== |
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*[[Electronic literature]] |
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*[[Hypertext fiction]] |
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*[[Interactive fiction]] |
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*[[Literatronica]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Robert Arellano | |
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![]() Arellano, live on KLDK | |
Born | July 12, 1969 |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Bob Arellano |
Alma mater | Brown University |
Occupations |
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Employer | Brown University |
Organization(s) | Electronic Literature Organization; Center for Emerging Media and Digital Arts, Southern Oregon University |
Known for | The Internet's first hyperzine, LSD-50; the World Wide Web's first hypertext novel, Sunshine ’69; international music exchanges with Cuba; guitarist with Will Oldham |
Robert Arellano (born July 12, 1969) is an American author, musician and educator from Talent, Oregon.[1] His literary production includes pioneering work in electronic publishing, graphic-novel editions for Soft Skull Press/Counterpoint, and five novels published by Akashic Books.[citation needed] His guitar-playing for Bonnie 'Prince' Billy is featured on 'I See a Darkness', which Pitchfork magazine named one of the Top 10 albums of the 1990s,[2] and since the 1980s he has been writing and recording songs for solo projects and his group Havanarama.[3]
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[edit]Arellano was born in 1969 and raised in Summit, New Jersey. After earning both Bachelor (1991) and Masters (1994) degrees from Brown University, he taught for a decade on Brown's Literary Arts faculty. In 1993 he used Storyspace to publish the Internet's first hyperzine, LSD-50, on a Gopher server. In 1996, Sonicnet serialized his groundbreaking hypertext novel Sunshine ’69 on the World Wide Web. Arellano is a founding member of the Literary Advisory Board of the Electronic Literature Organization and founding director of the Center for Emerging Media and Digital Arts at Southern Oregon University. He has been awarded the Oregon Literary Fellowship in Fiction (2014) and a Rockefeller Foundation Literary Arts Fellowship (2016).[citation needed]
His most recent novel, Havana Libre, about the 1997 terrorist bombings of tourist destinations in Cuba, was published by Akashic Books in 2017. In 2012, Akashic published his novel Curse the Names about a reporter living and working in Los Alamos, New Mexico;[4] and in 2010 his novel Havana Lunar was a finalist for an Edgar Allan Poe Award, nominated by the Mystery Writers of America. He has published fiction and essays in Jane, The Believer, Tin House, and The Village Voice.
Works
[edit]- As Bobby Rabyd, LSD-50 (1993)[5]
- As Bobby Rabyd, Sunshine 69 (1996)
- the World Wide Web's first interactive novel,[6] Sunshine 69
- Fast Eddie: King of the Bees (2001) ISBN 978-1-888451-22-1
- As Eddy Arellano, Dead in Desemboque: Historias de Amor y Sangre! (2008) ISBN 978-0-9796636-4-2
- collaboration with artists William Schaff, Richard Schuler, and Alec Thibodeau on a graphic-novel tribute to Mexican comic books
- Don Dimaio of La Plata (2004), ISBN 978-1-888451-51-1
- Havana Lunar
- Nominated for a 2010 Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America,[7]
- Curse the Names, (2012) ISBN 978-1-61775-030-4
- Havana Libre, (2017) ISBN 978-1-61775-583-5
Music
[edit]As Bob Arellano, he has played guitar with Will Oldham (a.k.a. Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) on the albums I See a Darkness, More Revery, and Joya as well as in performance and on recordings with Papa M (David Pajo), Jodie Jean Marston, the Pathetics and Havanarama. In March of 2000, Arellano organized an international music exchange in Havana and Pinar del Rio, Cuba called "Rock the Blockade"[8] featuring Cuban performers in concert with Will Oldham, Papa M, Speed to Roam, and Havanarama.
See also
[edit]- List of electronic literature authors, critics, and works
- E-book#History
- Electronic literature
- Hypertext fiction
- Interactive fiction
- Literatronica
References
[edit]- ^ Oregon Literary Fellowship Spotlight: Robert Arellano Retrieved 2018-11-27.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s - Page 10". Pitchfork.
- ^ "Music | Bob Arellano". Bobarellano.bandcamp.com. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ Romancito, Rick, Tickling theDragon, Tempo Magazine, The Taos News, March 15–21, 2012
- ^ Coover, Robert, 'And Hypertext Is Only the Beginning. Watch Out!' New York Times Book Review, August 29, 1993
- ^ Ciccarello, Lisa. "Swiveling My Hips through the Interbunk (And Having a Great Time, Too)". Pif Magazine: January, 2000.
- ^ 2010 Edgar Award Nominations for Best Paperback Original — Thrillers, Horror, and Comics
- ^ Havanarama - Rock The Blockade: 2000 Incorruptible (CD) at Discogs
- 1969 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American male writers
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- American online publication editors
- American mystery writers
- Brown University alumni
- Brown University faculty
- Writers from Summit, New Jersey
- Southern Oregon University faculty
- Musicians from Summit, New Jersey
- 21st-century American male writers
- Novelists from New Jersey
- Novelists from Oregon
- People from Talent, Oregon
- American electronic literature writers