The Review of Contemporary Fiction, September 22nd, 2005
Brooke Horvath, Understanding Nelson Algren. Univ. of South Carolina Press, 2005. 227 pp. $34.95.
Brooke Horvath has written a useful and accessible introduction to Nelson Algren that concentrates on his fiction but also brings in his poetry, essays, and even his writing on Midwest food. Horvath argues that Algren held to a consistent purpose throughout his career, namely to bear witness to social failures and underdogs. Algren was a child of the Depression and his most famous works--Never Come Morning, The Man with the Golden Arm, and A Walk on the Wild Side--all form part of an extended s...
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