Nelson Algren
Nelson Algren was an American writer and novelist (1909–1981). He was born at Detroit and died at New York City.
Also recorded as Nelson Ahlgren Abraham.
Nelson Algren in brief
- Born
- 1909
- Died
- 1981
- Known for
- writer and novelist
- Place of birth
- Detroit
Formation and teaching
Nelson Algren studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Theodore Roosevelt High School and UIUC College of Media.
Catalogued works
34 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.
Frankie Machine. The Man with the Golden Arm. Somebody in Boots. Nonconformity. A Walk on the Wild Side. The Devil's Stocking. Never Come Morning. The Neon Wilderness. Man with the Golden Arm. L'homme au bras d'or. The best American short stories 1957. Nelson Algren's own book of lonesome monsters.
Literature
5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Algren, Nelson (1909-1981), writer, American National Biography Online, 2000. Interview with Nelson Algren, Chicago Review, 1957. Algren, Nelson, Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature, 2017. Algren, Nelson, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Finding Nelson Algren, World Literature Today, 2015.
In detail
Nelson Algren studied at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Theodore Roosevelt High School and UIUC College of Media. the recorded working language is English.
Employment is recorded with Iowa Writers' Workshop. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Works named in the authority record are Never Come Morning.
Distinctions recorded are National Book Award.
Chronology
- 1909Nelson Algren born at Detroit.
- 1981Nelson Algren died at New York City.
Sources
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- 1.
“Nelson Algren”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q547914: Nelson Algren
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