The Man with the Golden Arm

by Nelson Algren · first published 1949

The Man with the Golden Arm is a novel by Nelson Algren, published by Doubleday in November 1949. One of the seminal novels of post-World War II American letters, The Man with the Golden Arm is widely considered Algren's greatest and most enduring work. It won the National Book Award in 1950. The novel details the trials and hardships of illicit card dealer "Frankie Machine", along with an assortment of colourful characters, on Chicago's Near Northwest Side.

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Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.7 / 5 (3 on Open Library)

Year page:

1949