The Man with the Golden Arm

Name: The Man with the Golden Arm
ISBN: 9781609802547

by Nelson Algren

National Book · 1950 · Winner

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Award History

Award	Year	Status	Citation
National Book Award for Fiction	1950	Winner

About the Author

Nelson AlgrenAmerican

Nelson Algren (1909-1981) was an American author renowned for his gritty realist novels depicting the underbelly of Chicago, including his most famous work, The Man with the Golden Arm (1949), which won the National Book Award for Fiction, as well as A Walk on the Wild Side (1956) and Never Come Morning (1942).

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The Man with the Golden Arm

Award History

About the Author

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