Narodil se v Detroitu, jeho matka byla německá Židovka a jeho otec Švéd, který konvertoval k judaismu. Od tří let žil v Chicagu, kde vystudoval žurnalistiku na Univerzitě Illinois v Urbana Champaign.
Nelson Algren (born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham; March 28, 1909 – May 9, 1981) was an American writer. His 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award [2 ] and was adapted as the 1955 film of the same name.
Nelson Algren, American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humor, and unquenchable yearnings. He also caught with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside.
21. 2. 2015Nelson Algren. Writer: The Man with the Golden Arm. Nelson Algren, the author of two of the seminal works of post-World War II American letters ("The Man With the Golden Arm" and "A Walk on the Wild Side") was born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham on…
Author. Born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of three, he moved to the South Side of Chicago, Illinois and when he was eight, the family moved to the North Side.
Nelson Algren proslul zejména jako prozaik, jenž dovedl bez příkras popsat spodinu městského života: opilce, pasáky, prostitutky, narkomany a zkorumpované politiky včetně tzv. řádných občanů, bez jejichž přičinění a peněz by samozřejmě…
Nelson Algren, celým jménem Nelson Ahlgren Abraham (28. března 1909 Detroit – 9. května 1981 Sag Harbor) byl americký spisovatel. Narodil se v Detroitu, jeho...