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Nelson Algren

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.

American novelist, short story writer (1909-1981)

Born	28 March 1909
Died	9 May 1981

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The man with the golden arm

by Nelson Algren
First published in 1949 — 38 editions
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A walk on the wild side

by Nelson Algren
First published in 1956 — 23 editions

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Never Come Morning

by Nelson Algren First published in 1942 — 21 editions
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The Neon Wilderness

by Nelson Algren First published in 1947 — 18 editions
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Chicago, city onthe make

by Nelson Algren
First published in 1951 — 11 editions
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Somebody in Boots

by Nelson Algren and Colin Asher First published in 1965 — 6 editions

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Nelson Algren's own book of lonesome monsters.

by Nelson Algren, Saul Bellow, Thomas Pynchon, Joseph Heller, George P. Elliott, and Chandler Brossard First published in 1962 — 5 editions
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Nonconformity: writing on writing

by Nelson Algren First published in 1996 — 4 editions
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Notes from a sea diary: Hemingway all the way.

by Nelson Algren First published in 1965 — 3 editions

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Who lost an American?

by Nelson Algren First published in 1963 — 3 editions
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Man with the Golden Arm

by Nelson Algren, Kurt Vonnegut, Irvine Welsh, and Studs Terkel First published in 2009 — 2 editions

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Nonconformity: Writing on Writing

by Nelson Algren First published in 2011 — 2 editions

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The devil's stocking

by Nelson Algren First published in 1983 — 2 editions
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The last carousel

by Nelson Algren First published in 1973 — 2 editions
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Entrapment and Other Writings

by Nelson Algren, Brooke Horvath, and Dan Simon First published in 2011 — 2 editions

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NEW WORLD WRITING; NINTH (9TH) MENTOR SELECTION

by Nelson Algren 1 edition

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13 masterpieces of black humor

by Nelson Algren First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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Great American Authors Read from Their Works Lib/E: Complete Collection

by John Updike, Philip Roth, James Baldwin, Bernard Malamud, William Styron, Nelson Algren, James Jones, Others, and Calliope Author Readings First published in 2014 — 1 edition

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Nonconformity : Writing on Writing: Library Edition

by Nelson Algren, Richard Poe, and Daniel Simon First published in 2019 — 1 edition

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The Devils Stocking: Library Edition

by Nelson Algren, Kevin Kenerly, and Herbert Mitgang First published in 2020 — 1 edition

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American novelist, short story writer (1909-1981)

Born	28 March 1909
Died	9 May 1981

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OLID: OL29465A
GoodReads: 17220
ISNI: 000000012279062X
Integrated Authority File (GND): 118644726
IMDb: nm0019346
Library of Congress Names: n50033341
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV097057
VIAF: 44294455
Wikidata: Q547914
Inventaire.io: wd:Q547914

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