Nelson Algren
Nelson Algren (born Nelson Ahlgren Abraham) was an American writer. His 1949 novel The Man with the Golden Arm won the National Book Award and was adapted as the 1955 film of the same name.
Works (15)

The man with the golden arm
1951

Never come morning
1996

A walk on the wild side
1998

The neon wilderness

Chicago
1987

Nonconformity

The devil's stocking

The last carousel

The Texas stories of Nelson Algren

Algren at sea

He swung and he missed

America eats

The best American short stories 1957

Somebody in boots

Entrapment and other writings