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Entrapment and Other Writings
Entrapment and Other Writings
Nelson Algren
2009 Edition
A treasure trove of unpublished writings, including a lost unfinished novel, to honor Nelson Algren's centennial birthday.



Algren at Sea
Algren at Sea
Notes From a Sea Diary & Who Lost an American?—The Travel Writings
Nelson Algren
2009 Edition
Nelson Algren takes on Ernest Hemingway and the world in his famous travel essays.



Chicago's Nelson Algren
Chicago's Nelson Algren
2007 Edition
Anticipating Nelson Algren’s 100th birthday in 2009, a portrait of Algren and his city.



The Devil's Stocking
The Devil's Stocking
Nelson Algren
2006 Edition
Algren’s last novel—based on the life of boxer and former death-row inmate Rubin “Hurricane” Carter.



The Man With the Golden Arm
The Man With the Golden Arm
50th Anniversary Critical Edition
Nelson Algren
1999 Edition
Winner of the first National Book Award,The Man with the Golden Arm is Nelson Algren's most powerful and enduring work. Over 750,000 copies sold of all editions.



Nonconformity: Writing on Writing
Nonconformity: Writing on Writing
Nelson Algren
1997 Edition
The struggle to write with deep emotion is the subject of this extraordinary book, the previously unpublished credo of Nelson Algren, among America's greatest 20th-century writers.



The Last Carousel
The Last Carousel
Nelson Algren
1997 Edition



Never Come Morning
Never Come Morning
Nelson Algren
1996 Edition
Algren's only romance, the story of a struggling boxer on Chicago's rough Northwest side.



The Neon Wilderness
The Neon Wilderness
24 Short Stories
Nelson Algren
1992 Edition
Algren's classic 1947 short story collection is the pure vein Algren would mine for all his subsequent novels and stories. The stories in this collection are literary triumphs that "don't fade away."



Man With the Golden Arm
Man With the Golden Arm
Nelson Algren
1990 Edition
The winner of the first National Book Award and the classic American novel of the post-war period, The Man with the Golden Arm tells the story of Frankie Machine, the junkie and gambler with the golden arm.