NEVER A LOVELY SO REAL

This definitive biography reclaims Nelson Algren as a towering literary figure and finally unravels the enigma of his disappearance from American letters.For a time, Nelson Algren was Americas most famous author, lauded by the likes of Richard Wright and Ernest H emingway. Millions bought his books. Algrens third novel, The Man with the Golden Arm, won the first National Book Award, and Frank Sinatra starred in the movie. But despite Algrens talent, he abandoned fiction and fell into obscurity. The cause of his decline w as never cle...[Read more]