The Man with the Golden Arm

Algren, Nelson

ISBN 10: 1888363185 / ISBN 13: 9781888363180

Published by Seven Stories Press, 1996

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Synopsis:

A novel of rare genius, The Man with the Golden Arm describes the dissolution of a card-dealing WWII veteran named Frankie Machine, caught in the act of slowly cutting his own heart into wafer-thin slices. For Frankie, a murder committed may be the least of his problems.

The literary critic Malcolm Cowley called The Man with the Golden Arm "Algren's defense of the individual," while Carl Sandburg wrote of its "strange midnight dignity." A literary tour de force, here is a novel unlike any other, one in which drug addiction, poverty, and human failure somehow suggest a defense of human dignity and a reason for hope.

About the Author: One of the most neglected of modern American authors and also one of the most loved, NELSON ALGREN (1909-1981) was the recipient of the first National Book Award for Fiction and lauded by Hemingway as 'one of the two best authors in America.' Algren's work includes Never Come Morning (1945), The Man with the Golden Arm (1949) and A Walk on the Wide Side (1956).

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Man with the Golden Arm
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good