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The Man with the Golden Arm by Nelson Algren

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Author Biography

Name: Nelson Algren
Birth Date: March 28, 1909
Death Date: May 9, 1981
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Place of Death: Sag Harbor, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: author

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Biography of Nelson Algren
1089 words, approx. 3.6 pages
The American author Nelson Algren (1909-1981) wrote novels and short stories about underworld characters, often set in the slums of Chicago. Nelson Algren has been called the poet of the under-world. His characters are the pimps and pushers, clowns and c...
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Biography of Nelson Algren
4836 words, approx. 16.1 pages
Nelson Algren can be categorized, first of all, as a journalist. For forty-eight years he recorded life in the back alleys of America's cities and the problems of isolated people with no skills who are victims of hostile environments with which they are...
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Biography of Nelson Algren
3705 words, approx. 12.4 pages
Nelson Algren can be categorized, first of all, as a journalist. For forty-eight years, he recorded life in the back alleys of America's cities and the problems of isolated people with no skills who are victims of hostile environments with which they are...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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The Man with the Golden Arm Information
659 words, approx. 2 pages
The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 film, based on the novel by Nelson Algren, which tells the story of a heroin addict who got clean while in prison but struggles to stay straight in the outside world. It stars Frank Sinatra, Eleanor Parker, Kim...


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The Texas Observer
The Man With the Golden Arm
09/28/2001: 2,583 words, approx. 9 pages
The Man With the Golden Arm Graham Reynolds looks bored. It is a Thursday night in downtown Austin, and Reynolds is onstage at the Mercury Lounge. Around him swirls a flurry of last-minute activity: cellos being tuned, reeds adjusted, microphones positioned, sheet music...
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The Washington Post
The Man With The Golden Arm
10/30/2004: 1,249 words, approx. 4 pages
How is it possible that Brett Favre has never played in Washington, not at RFK, not at FedEx Field, not in the preseason, not the regular season, not the playoffs? How dare the quirky NFL scheduling system give Washington the Atlanta Falcons and the...
 


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