Nelson Algren

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1909-03-28

Deathday 1981-05-09 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Detroit, Michigan, USA

Nelson Algren

Biography

Nelson Ahlgren Abraham was an American writer whose novels of the poor are lifted from routine naturalism by his vision of their pride, humour, and unquenchable yearnings. He also catches with poetic skill the mood of the city’s underside: its jukebox pounding, stench, and neon glare.