Nelson Algren (1909–1981)
Author of The Man with the Golden Arm
About the Author
Nelson Algren was a writer, novelist, columnist, and educator. He was born Nelson Algren Abraham on March 28, 1909 in Detroit, Michigan. Algren graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in journalism in 1931. After graduation, Algren worked as a door-to-door salesman and a migratory show more worker. He also worked for a venereal disease control unit of the Board of Health and with the WPA writers' project. Algren served as a medical corpsman in the U.S. Army during World War II. Later, he served as co-editor of the magazine The New Anvil. Algren taught creative writing at the University of Iowa and the University of Florida. He also wrote a regular column for the Chicago Free Press. Algren's first novel, Somebody in Boots, was published in 1935. His second novel, Never Come Morning, was published in 1942. The book was banned from the Chicago Public Library. Algren received a 1947 Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and a grant from Chicago's Newberry Library. In 1949, Algren published The Man with the Golden Arm. The book won the National Book Award and was adapted as a film in 1956. Another book, A Walk on the Wild Side, was also adapted for film in 1962. Algren died in Sag Harbor, New York, on May 9, 1981. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Works by Nelson Algren
The Jungle — Author — 13 copies
A Bottle of Milk for Mother 4 copies
Juvenile Jungle 1 copy
Algren Nelson 1 copy
Du Miel pour Rocco 1 copy
Mannen med den gyllene armen 1 copy
Galena guide 1 copy
Associated Works
First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers (1994) — Contributor — 183 copies
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 3: From Heart of Darkness to Hemingway to Infinite Jest (2013) — Contributor — 147 copies
Story in America, 1933-1934: Thirty-Four Selections from the American Issues of "Story," the Magazine Devoted Solely to… (1934) — Contributor — 3 copies
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1935 — Contributor — 2 copies
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- Canonical name
- Algren, Nelson
- Legal name
- Abraham, Nelson Ahlgren
- Birthdate
- 1909-03-28
- Date of death
- 1981-05-09
- Burial location
- Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, New York, USA
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA (birth)
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Place of death
- Long Island, New York, USA
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Education
- University of Illinois (B.S., Journalism, 1931)
- Occupations
- writer
- Relationships
- de Beauvoir, Simone (lover)
- Organizations
- United States Army
American Academy of Arts and Letters (Literature ∙ 1981) - Awards and honors
- Nelson Algren Award of the Chicago Tribune named in his honor
American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (Literature ∙ 1947)
Chicago Literary Hall of Fame (2010)
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- Works
- 28
- Also by
- 34
- Members
- 3,060
- Popularity
- #8,344
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 45
- ISBNs
- 153
- Languages
- 10
- Favorited
- 23