Understanding Nelson Algren / Brooke Horvath.

Author/creator Horvath, Brooke
Format Book
Publication InfoColumbia : University of South Carolina Press, ©2005.
Descriptionviii, 227 pages ; 19 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesUnderstanding contemporary American literature
Understanding contemporary American literature. ^A224489
Contents Understanding Nelson Algren -- Early work and somebody in boots -- The WPA, early poems, and never come morning -- The neon wilderness -- The man with the golden arm -- Chicago, city on the make and nonconformity : writing on writing -- A walk on the wild side -- Who lost an American? and Notes from a sea diary -- The last carousel and The devil's stocking.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [187]-205) and index.
LCCN 2004027126
ISBN1570035741 (cloth : alk. paper)