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The Man with the Golden Arm
by Nelson Algren
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Good
- Seller
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
1949 edition, which we belive is a later printig first edition. The only faults we could find were wear at the top (very light) and bottom (noticeable) of the spine, two small tears covered with cellophane tap on the inside covers and two small spots on the title page (see photos). Grevy linin-line cloth over boards cover. Clipped dj (clipped at each of the flap corners) is incased in a PLASTI - KLEER mylar cover, has some small tears, wear at corners and some soiling.
Synopsis
Nelson Algren was an American writer. He wrote his first story in 1933 while he was in Texas working at a gas station. Before returning home one evening, he was caught stealing a typewriter from an abandoned classroom. For this, he spent nearly five months behind bars. The incident made a deep impression on him. It enhanced his identification with outsiders, has-beens, and the general failures that later populated his fictional world. His novel, The Man With The Golden Arm won the National Book Award in 1950. The novel tells the story of Frankie Machine, an addict who gets clean while in prison. This complex tale takes place in mid-century Chicago and explores the circumstances that led to Frankie’s addiction as well as the stories of the community of swindlers, tenement housing dwellers, and drunks that he takes up with. As his life spirals downward, Frankie does not believe that he is worth saving. One of Algren’s accomplishments is that he has the reader cheering for Frankie, and his friends as well. A relentless evocation of life in the inner-city, its victims and survivors.
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Details
- Bookseller
- M&J Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1385
- Title
- The Man with the Golden Arm
- Author
- Nelson Algren
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New york
- Date Published
- 1949
- Pages
- 343
- Size
- 9.95 x 5.75"
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
M&J Books
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