Description |
362 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Childhood days -- College and the crash -- Prison and somebody in boots -- Marriage and the WPA -- Polonia and never come morning -- Polonia's revenge and Private Abraham -- Beloved local youth -- Golden years -- The walls begin to close -- The nonconformist -- Return of the native -- Good-bye to fiction -- Good-bye to Chicago -- Knitted backwards. |
Summary |
"Algren: A Life is a new biography of Chicago writer Nelson Algren, author of The Man with the Golden Arm, A Walk on the Wild Side, Never Come Morning, multiple short stories, and travel essays" -- Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Algren, Nelson, 1909-1981.
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Novelists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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ISBN |
9781613735329 |
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1613735324 |
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