Nelson Algren
Writing·March 28, 1909·† May 9, 1981 — 72 years old·Detroit, Michigan, USA
Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.
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2021AlgrenSelf (archive footage) · Writer2016Nelson Algren LiveWriter2015Nelson Algren: The End Is Nothing, the Road Is All...Writer1981The New Deal for ArtistsSelf1969Fearless FrankNeedles1965GoldsteinHimself1962The Merv Griffin ShowTVSelf1962Walk on the Wild SideNovel1959The David Susskind ShowTVSelf1955The Man with the Golden ArmNovel