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Nelson Algren

28 March 1909 - 9 May 1981

Nelson Algren (born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham) was an American writer.
His 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award and was adapted as the 1955 film of the same name.

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  • Cover of: Chicago, city onthe make

    First published in 1961 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Nelson Algren's Country : : Unearthing God's Eugenics Program or, Mike Wiker Controls My Life

    First published in 2018 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The man with the golden arm, a novel

    First published in 1949 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nonconformity: Writing on Writing

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Notes From A Sea Diary: Hemmin

    First published in 1965 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Great American Authors Read from Their Works Lib/E: Complete Collection

    First published in 2014 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Altin Kollu Adam

    First published in 2007 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nonconformity : Writing on Writing: Library Edition

    First published in 2019 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Devil’s Stocking: Library Edition

    First published in 2020 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Algren at Sea, Centennial Edition, 1909-2009: Who Lost an American? & Notes from a Sea Diary; Travel Writings

    First published in 2020 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Un paseo por el lado salvaje

    First published in 2011 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Yabanda Gezinti

    First published in 2007 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The man with the golden arm

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Nelson Algren's Own Book of Lonesome Monsters

    First published in 2021 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Who lost an American?

    First published in 1963 1 edition
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  • Cover of: El hombre del brazo de oro

    First published in 2014 1 edition
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  • Cover of: El hombre del brazo de oro

    First published in 2014 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Man with the Golden Arm

    First published in 1956 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Walk on the Wild Side

    First published in 2006 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: L'uomo dal braccio d'oro

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Photo of Nelson Algren
Subjects
Fiction, Chicago (ill.), fiction, Fiction, general, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, city life, Fiction, short stories (single author), Fiction, urban, Polish Americans, City and town life, Criminals, fiction, History, Poor, Social life and customs, Algren, nelson, 1909-1981, Authorship, Chicago (ill.), description and travel, Chicago (ill.), history, Depressions, Description and travel, Homeless persons, New orleans (la.), fiction, American Cookery, American Cooking, American Essays, American Novelists
Places
Chicago (Ill.), United States, Chicago, Illinois, Middle West, New Orleans (La.), Texas
People
Nelson Algren (1909-), Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), Nelson Algren (1909-1981), Swede Risberg (1894-1975)
Time
20th century

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Alternative names

  • Nelson Ahlgren Abraham
  • Nelson 1909-1981 Ed Algren

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October 30, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
June 26, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Edited without comment.
June 26, 2023 Edited by Сергей Малышев Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import