9781583225509
The Neon Wilderness
Nelson Algren
ISBN 13: 9781583225509
Publisher: Seven Stories Pr
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Softcover
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The stories in The Neon Wilderness established Algren in the pantheon of American writers and formed the vein that he mined for all his subsequent novels and stories. Included are "A Bottle of Milk for Mother," about a youth being cornered for a murder, "The Face on the Barroom Floor," in which a legless man nearly pummels someone to death, and "So Help Me," Algren's first published story. "Algren's short stories are now generally acknowledged to be literary triumphs." - The New York Times
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"It takes a writer of Algren's skill and tenderness and poetic imagination to make the reader care about what becomes of his characters, but he does it magnificently. Beneath each sordid and brutal recital beats the comprehending and compassionate heart."
Donald Barthelme
Review:"Algren's short stories are now generally acknowledged to be literary triumphs."
Jack Conroy, Chicago Bulletin, 02/02/1947
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