“The Arab Bank” is a 12-part short fiction serial set in Cannes, which is running during the Cannes Film Festival [May 13-24]. It utilizes Google Maps, Street View, and delivery via web, Facebook, email, RSS, and Twitter.
Note: The Arab Bank contains some graphic sexual content and harsh language.
Tags: black comedy · intrigue · modern fiction · novellas
Listed: May 20, 2009
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The title of "The Arab bank" refers to a petty criminal enterprise. The protagonist, Marco, has a long career of small con jobs and working for more powerful underworld figures. One of his favourite ways to lay hands on quick cash is to ambush tourists at the Arab bank’s ATM. All it takes is the "suggestion" of violence and people [more . . .]
Thanks for the close reading and the considered review, Gavin. I do want to correct the load time issue at some point. The Google Maps and Street View embeds have gotten even slower to load since this first launched. (A side effect of relying on third-party resources for projects like this.) But I apologize to readers for that. It is [more . . .]
