β Scribed by Nelson Algren
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
"Algren at the top of his form." βThe New York Times
"What an exhilarating experience to read Nelson Algren's new collection of stories!" βThe Chicago Sun-Times
"It's about time! When we've got a living American writer as surefooted and as fast off the mark as Nelson Algren, it's almost criminal not to have something of his in hard covers at least once a year, to heft and roar at and revel in... What we have here in this big fat volume is a cockeyed chrestomathy of 37 Algren pieces... with his hallmark stamped on every link." βThe New York Times Book Review
"The range of the book is satisfyingβrich, will titillate even the most fastidious dilettante or culture vulture... also contains pieces that will make you laugh your head off. Once you begin reading it, you will not be able to put it aside." βThe Chicago Tribune
"Essential Algren." βThe Washington Post
"Very good, fast, funny and tough... Algren, where have you been hiding?" βThe San Francisco Chronicle
Here again is Algren's rich output from the 1960s and '70s, tough, streetwise stories and travelogues from around the world: accounts of brothels in Vietnam and Mexico, stories of the boxing ring, and reminiscences of his beloved Chicago White Sox, among other subjects.
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